Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 68.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
68.1%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
37th
of 198 countries
All-time high
68.1%
in 2024
All-time low
36.5%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Ecuador, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Ecuador stood at 68.1%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Ecuador peaked at 68.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.5%, in 1980.
Ecuador ranks 37th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 36.5% | — |
| 1981 | 37.2% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 37.8% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 38.5% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 39.1% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 39.8% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 40.5% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 41.2% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 42.0% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 42.7% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 43.4% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 44.2% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 44.9% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 45.7% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 46.5% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 47.2% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 48.0% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 48.8% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 49.6% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 50.4% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 51.2% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 51.9% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 52.7% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 53.4% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 54.2% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 54.9% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 55.7% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 56.4% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 57.2% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 58.0% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 58.7% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 59.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 60.3% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 61.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 61.7% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 62.4% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 63.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 63.8% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 64.4% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 65.1% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 65.7% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 66.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 66.9% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 67.5% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 68.1% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.5% | 36.5% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.9% | 43.4% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.6% | 51.2% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.0% | 58.7% | 65.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.9% | 65.7% | 68.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Ecuador?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Ecuador was 68.1% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 68.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.5% in 1980.
- How does Ecuador rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Ecuador ranks 37th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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