Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 68.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
68.3%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
35th
of 198 countries
All-time high
68.3%
in 2024
All-time low
31.5%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Nicaragua, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Nicaragua stood at 68.3%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Nicaragua peaked at 68.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 1980.
Nicaragua ranks 35th 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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 31.5% | — |
| 1981 | 32.4% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 33.4% | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 34.4% | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 35.4% | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 36.4% | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 37.4% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 38.5% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 39.6% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 40.7% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 41.8% | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 42.8% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 43.9% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 45.0% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 46.1% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 47.2% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 48.3% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 49.3% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 50.4% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 51.4% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 52.4% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 53.3% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 54.2% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 55.1% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 56.0% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 56.8% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 57.6% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 58.3% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 59.1% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 59.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 60.5% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 61.2% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 61.9% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 62.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 63.2% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 63.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 64.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 65.0% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 65.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 66.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 66.9% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 67.4% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 67.8% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 68.3% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.0% | 31.5% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.6% | 41.8% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.3% | 52.4% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.4% | 60.5% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.4% | 66.4% | 68.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 32 Uruguay 69.2% compare
- 33 Marshall Islands 68.7% compare
- 34 Palestine, State of 68.5% compare
- 36 Barbados 68.2% compare
- 37 Ecuador 68.1% compare
- 38 Costa Rica 67.9% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Nicaragua?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Nicaragua was 68.3% 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 68.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 1980.
- How does Nicaragua rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Nicaragua ranks 35th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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