Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Brazil
Brazil: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 66.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
66.5%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
54th
of 198 countries
All-time high
66.5%
in 2024
All-time low
26.2%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Brazil, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 66.5% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Brazil peaked at 66.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 1980.
That places Brazil 54th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 26.2% | — |
| 1981 | 26.7% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 27.2% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 27.8% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 28.4% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 29.0% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 29.7% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 30.4% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 31.1% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 31.8% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 32.6% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 33.3% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 34.1% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 34.9% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 35.6% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 36.4% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 37.2% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 38.0% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 38.7% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 39.5% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 40.3% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 41.1% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 41.9% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 42.7% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 43.6% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 44.5% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 45.5% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 46.5% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 47.6% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 48.7% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 49.9% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 51.1% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 52.3% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 53.6% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 54.8% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 56.0% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 57.3% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 58.4% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 59.6% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 60.8% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 61.9% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 63.1% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 64.2% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 65.4% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 66.5% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.8% | 26.2% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.0% | 32.6% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.2% | 40.3% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 49.9% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 61.9% | 66.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Brazil?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Brazil was 66.5% 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 66.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 1980.
- How does Brazil rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Brazil ranks 54th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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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