Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Panama
Panama: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 73.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
73.3%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
20th
of 198 countries
All-time high
73.3%
in 2024
All-time low
26.9%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Panama, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Panama stood at 73.3%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Panama peaked at 73.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 1980.
That places Panama 20th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 26.9% | — |
| 1981 | 27.7% | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 28.5% | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 29.4% | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 30.3% | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 31.2% | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 32.2% | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 33.2% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 34.3% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 35.3% | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 36.4% | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 37.6% | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 38.7% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 39.9% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 41.1% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 42.3% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 43.6% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 44.8% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 46.1% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 47.3% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 48.5% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 49.6% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 50.8% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 51.9% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 53.0% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 54.2% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 55.3% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 56.4% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 57.5% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 58.6% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 59.7% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 60.9% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 62.0% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 63.1% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 64.2% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 65.2% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 66.2% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 67.2% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 68.1% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 69.0% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 69.9% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 70.8% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 71.7% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 72.5% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 73.3% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.9% | 26.9% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.8% | 36.4% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.6% | 48.5% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.6% | 59.7% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.7% | 69.9% | 73.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Panama?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Panama was 73.3% 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 73.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 1980.
- How does Panama rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Panama ranks 20th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama 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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