Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Mexico
Mexico: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 74.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
74.2%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
16th
of 198 countries
All-time high
74.2%
in 2024
All-time low
35.4%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Mexico, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Mexico stood at 74.2%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Mexico peaked at 74.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.4%, in 1980.
Mexico ranks 16th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 35.4% | — |
| 1981 | 36.6% | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 37.9% | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 39.1% | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 40.4% | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 41.7% | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 43.0% | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 44.4% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 45.7% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 47.0% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 48.3% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 49.6% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 50.9% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 52.2% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 53.4% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 54.6% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 55.8% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 56.9% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 57.9% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 58.9% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 59.9% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 60.8% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 61.6% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 62.4% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 63.1% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 63.9% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 64.5% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 65.2% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 65.9% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 66.6% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 67.2% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 67.9% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 68.5% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 69.1% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 69.7% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 70.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 70.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 71.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 71.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 72.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 72.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 73.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 73.4% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 73.8% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 74.2% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.1% | 35.4% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.9% | 48.3% | 58.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.4% | 59.9% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.8% | 67.2% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.4% | 72.5% | 74.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 13 Saint Kitts and Nevis 76.5% compare
- 14 Qatar 75.7% compare
- 15 Puerto Rico 74.5% compare
- 17 French Polynesia 73.7% compare
- 18 Belize 73.5% compare
- 19 Panama 73.2% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Mexico?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Mexico was 74.2% 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 74.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4% in 1980.
- How does Mexico rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Mexico ranks 16th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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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