Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 66.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in El Salvador, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in El Salvador is 66.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in El Salvador peaked at 66.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.8%, in 1980.
That places El Salvador 44th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 33.8% | — |
| 1981 | 34.8% | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 35.7% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 36.7% | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 37.6% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 38.6% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 39.6% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 40.6% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 41.6% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 42.6% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 43.6% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 44.6% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 45.7% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 46.7% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 47.7% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 48.7% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 49.7% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 50.6% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 51.6% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 52.5% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 53.4% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 54.3% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 55.1% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 55.9% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 56.6% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 57.3% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 58.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 58.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 59.3% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 59.9% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 60.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 61.1% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 61.7% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 62.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 62.7% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 63.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 63.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 64.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 64.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 65.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 65.4% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 65.7% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 66.1% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 66.5% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 66.8% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.1% | 33.8% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.1% | 43.6% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.8% | 53.4% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.9% | 60.5% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.1% | 65.4% | 66.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in El Salvador?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in El Salvador was 66.8% 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 66.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.8% in 1980.
- How does El Salvador rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- El Salvador ranks 44th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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