Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Panama
Panama: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 73.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
73.2%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
19th
of 198 countries
All-time high
73.2%
in 2024
All-time low
29.2%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Panama, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Panama stood at 73.2%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Panama peaked at 73.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.2%, in 1980.
That places Panama 19th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 29.2% | — |
| 1981 | 30.1% | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 31.0% | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 31.9% | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 32.9% | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 33.8% | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 34.8% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 35.8% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 36.8% | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 37.9% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 39.0% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 40.0% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 41.1% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 42.2% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 43.3% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 44.4% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 45.5% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 46.6% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 47.7% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 48.8% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 49.9% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 51.0% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 53.0% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 54.1% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 55.1% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 56.1% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 57.1% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 58.1% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 59.1% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 60.2% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 61.2% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 62.3% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 63.3% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 64.3% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 65.3% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 66.3% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 67.2% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 68.1% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 69.0% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 69.9% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 70.7% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 71.5% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 72.4% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 73.2% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.4% | 29.2% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.9% | 39.0% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.5% | 49.9% | 59.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.7% | 60.2% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.5% | 69.9% | 73.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Panama?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Panama was 73.2% 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 73.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 1980.
- How does Panama rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Panama ranks 19th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama 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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