Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Colombia
Colombia: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 61.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Colombia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Colombia stood at 61.1%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Colombia peaked at 61.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 1980.
That places Colombia 75th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 26.0% | — |
| 1981 | 26.7% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 27.5% | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 28.3% | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 29.1% | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 29.9% | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 30.8% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 31.7% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 32.5% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 33.5% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 34.4% | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 35.3% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 36.2% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 37.2% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 38.1% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 39.0% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 39.9% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 40.8% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 41.7% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 42.6% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 43.5% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 44.4% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 45.2% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 46.0% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 46.9% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 47.7% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 48.5% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 49.3% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 50.2% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 51.0% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 51.9% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 52.7% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 53.5% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 54.3% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 55.1% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 55.8% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 56.4% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 57.1% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 57.7% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 58.3% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 58.8% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 59.4% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 59.9% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 60.5% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 61.1% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.6% | 26.0% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.5% | 34.4% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.3% | 43.5% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.3% | 51.9% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.9% | 58.8% | 61.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Colombia?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Colombia was 61.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 1980.
- How does Colombia rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Colombia ranks 75th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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