Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 65.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
65.7%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
59th
of 198 countries
All-time high
65.7%
in 2024
All-time low
31.2%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in El Salvador, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 65.7% 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 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in El Salvador peaked at 65.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.2%, in 1980.
El Salvador ranks 59th 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 31.2% | — |
| 1981 | 32.0% | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 32.8% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 33.6% | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 34.5% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 35.4% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 36.4% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 37.4% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 38.4% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 39.5% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 40.6% | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 41.6% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 42.7% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 43.8% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 44.9% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 45.9% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 47.0% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 48.0% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 50.0% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 51.0% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 51.9% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 52.8% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 53.7% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 54.5% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 55.2% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 55.9% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 56.6% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 57.3% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 57.9% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 58.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 59.0% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 59.6% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 60.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 61.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 61.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 61.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 62.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 62.9% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 63.4% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 64.5% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 65.1% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 65.7% | +0.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 65.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 63.3%, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 65.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65.7%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.1% | 31.2% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.3% | 40.6% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.7% | 51.0% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 58.5% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.5% | 63.4% | 65.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 56 Slovakia 66.3% compare
- 57 Syrian Arab Republic 66.2% compare
- 58 Türkiye 66.0% compare
- 60 Seychelles 65.7% compare
- 61 Azerbaijan 65.6% compare
- 62 Bermuda 65.6% compare
More health data for El Salvador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4574 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,537 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 104 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9135 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0374 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8849 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in El Salvador?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in El Salvador was 65.7% 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 65.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.2% in 1980.
- How does El Salvador rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- El Salvador ranks 59th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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