Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Americas (WHO region)
Americas (WHO region): Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 69.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
69.1%
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
1st
of 11 groups
All-time high
69.1%
in 2024
All-time low
34.2%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Americas (WHO region), 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Americas (WHO region) is 69.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Americas (WHO region) peaked at 69.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.2%, in 1980.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Americas (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 34.2% | — |
| 1981 | 34.9% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 35.7% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 36.5% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 37.4% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 38.2% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 39.2% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 40.1% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 41.0% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 42.0% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 43.0% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 43.9% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 44.9% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 45.9% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 46.9% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 47.9% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 48.8% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 49.8% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 50.7% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 51.6% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 52.5% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 53.3% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 54.2% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 55.0% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 55.8% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 56.6% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 57.4% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 58.1% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 58.9% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 59.6% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 60.4% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 61.1% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 61.8% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 62.5% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 63.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 63.9% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 64.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 65.2% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 65.8% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 66.4% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 66.9% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 67.5% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 68.0% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 68.6% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 69.1% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.9% | 34.2% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.3% | 43.0% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.1% | 52.5% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 60.4% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.0% | 66.9% | 69.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas (WHO region)
- 1 American Samoa 91.1% compare
- 2 Cook Islands 90.7% compare
- 3 Tonga 90.0% compare
- 4 Tokelau 89.9% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Americas (WHO region)?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Americas (WHO region) was 69.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Americas (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Americas (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.2% in 1980.
- How does Americas (WHO region) rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Americas (WHO region) ranks 1st out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Americas (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas (WHO region) data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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