Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 67.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
67.2%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
49th
of 198 countries
All-time high
67.2%
in 2024
All-time low
27.8%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Nicaragua, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 67.2% 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 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Nicaragua peaked at 67.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 1980.
That places Nicaragua 49th 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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 27.8% | — |
| 1981 | 28.7% | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 29.5% | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 30.4% | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 31.3% | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 32.2% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 33.2% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 34.1% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 35.1% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 36.0% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 37.0% | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 38.0% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 39.0% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 40.0% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 40.9% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 42.0% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 43.0% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 44.1% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 45.2% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 46.3% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 47.4% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 48.5% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 49.5% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 50.5% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 51.6% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 52.5% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 53.4% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 54.3% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 55.1% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 56.0% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 56.8% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 57.7% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 58.5% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 59.3% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 60.1% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 60.9% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 61.7% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 62.5% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 63.2% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 63.9% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 64.6% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 65.3% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 65.9% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 66.6% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 67.2% | +0.9% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 67.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.5%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 67.2% 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 | 31.8% | 27.8% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.5% | 37.0% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.9% | 47.4% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.5% | 56.8% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.9% | 64.6% | 67.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Nicaragua?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Nicaragua was 67.2% 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 67.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 1980.
- How does Nicaragua rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Nicaragua ranks 49th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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