Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Colombia
Colombia: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 61.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
61.8%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
86th
of 198 countries
All-time high
61.8%
in 2024
All-time low
22.0%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Colombia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 61.8% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Colombia peaked at 61.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 1980.
Colombia ranks 86th of 198 countries on this measure, 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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 22.0% | — |
| 1981 | 22.6% | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 23.3% | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 24.1% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 24.8% | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 25.6% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 26.5% | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 27.4% | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 28.4% | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 29.4% | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 30.5% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 31.5% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 32.6% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 33.7% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 34.8% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 35.9% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 37.0% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 38.1% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 39.2% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 40.2% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 41.2% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 42.2% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 43.2% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 44.2% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 45.2% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 46.2% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 47.2% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 48.1% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 49.1% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 50.1% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 51.0% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 51.9% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 52.8% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 53.7% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 54.6% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 55.5% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 56.3% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 57.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 57.6% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 58.3% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 59.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 59.6% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 60.3% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 61.1% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 61.8% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.4% | 22.0% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.4% | 30.5% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.7% | 41.2% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.9% | 51.0% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.4% | 59.0% | 61.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Colombia?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Colombia was 61.8% 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 1980.
- How does Colombia rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Colombia ranks 86th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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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