Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 71.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
71.5%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
25th
of 198 countries
All-time high
71.5%
in 2024
All-time low
34.0%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Paraguay, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 71.5% 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 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Paraguay peaked at 71.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 1980.
Paraguay ranks 25th 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 Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 34.0% | — |
| 1981 | 34.8% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 35.5% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 36.3% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 37.1% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 37.9% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 38.7% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 39.5% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 40.4% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 41.2% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 42.1% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 43.0% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 43.9% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 44.8% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 45.7% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 46.6% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 47.5% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 48.4% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 49.3% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 50.2% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 51.0% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 51.9% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 52.8% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 53.6% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 54.5% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 55.3% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 56.1% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 57.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 57.8% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 58.7% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 59.6% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 60.5% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 61.4% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 62.3% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 63.2% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 64.1% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 65.0% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 65.8% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 66.7% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 67.5% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 68.3% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 69.1% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 69.9% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 70.7% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 71.5% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.6% | 34.0% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.1% | 42.1% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.9% | 51.0% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.6% | 59.6% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 68.3% | 71.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 22 Brunei Darussalam 72.8% compare
- 23 Micronesia, Federated States of 72.1% compare
- 24 Saudi Arabia 71.8% compare
- 26 United States of America 71.4% compare
- 27 Palau 71.4% compare
- 28 Peru 70.4% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Paraguay?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Paraguay was 71.5% 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 71.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 1980.
- How does Paraguay rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Paraguay ranks 25th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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