Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 64.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
64.8%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
51st
of 198 countries
All-time high
64.8%
in 2024
All-time low
24.8%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Guatemala, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 64.8% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Guatemala peaked at 64.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 1980.
That places Guatemala 51st 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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 24.8% | — |
| 1981 | 25.5% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 26.2% | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 27.0% | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 27.8% | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 28.6% | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 29.4% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 30.2% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 31.1% | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 32.0% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 32.9% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 33.8% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 34.7% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 35.7% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 36.7% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 37.7% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 38.7% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 39.7% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 40.7% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 41.7% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 42.7% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 43.7% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 44.7% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 45.7% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 46.6% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 47.6% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 48.5% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 49.4% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 50.4% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 51.4% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 52.3% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 53.3% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 54.3% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 55.3% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 56.2% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 57.2% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 58.1% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 59.8% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 60.7% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 61.5% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 62.3% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 63.2% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 64.0% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 64.8% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.2% | 24.8% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.2% | 32.9% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.1% | 42.7% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.6% | 52.3% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.2% | 61.5% | 64.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Guatemala?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Guatemala was 64.8% 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 64.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 1980.
- How does Guatemala rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Guatemala ranks 51st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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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