Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 67.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Ecuador, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 67.8% 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 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Ecuador peaked at 67.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.4%, in 1980.
That places Ecuador 44th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 (crude estimate) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 33.4% | — |
| 1981 | 34.0% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 34.6% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 35.3% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 35.9% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 36.6% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 37.3% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 38.0% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 38.7% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 39.5% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 40.2% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 41.0% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 41.8% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 42.6% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 43.5% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 44.3% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 45.2% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 46.0% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 46.9% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 47.8% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 48.6% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 49.4% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 50.3% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 51.1% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 51.9% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 52.7% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 53.6% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 54.4% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 55.3% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 56.1% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 57.0% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 57.8% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 58.7% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 59.5% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 60.3% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 61.1% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 61.9% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 62.7% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 63.4% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 64.1% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 64.9% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 65.6% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 66.3% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 67.1% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 67.8% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.3% | 33.4% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.9% | 40.2% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.3% | 48.6% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 57.0% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.3% | 64.9% | 67.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Ecuador?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Ecuador was 67.8% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 67.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4% in 1980.
- How does Ecuador rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Ecuador ranks 44th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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