Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 53.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
53.1%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
124th
of 198 countries
All-time high
56.1%
in 2012
All-time low
33.3%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of recorded 53.1% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of peaked at 56.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 33.3%, in 1980.
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 124th 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 33.3% | — |
| 1981 | 34.2% | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 35.1% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 36.1% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 37.1% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 38.1% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 39.1% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 40.2% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 41.2% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 42.3% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 43.4% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 44.4% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 45.5% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 46.5% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 47.5% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 48.5% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 49.4% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 50.3% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 51.1% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 51.9% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 52.6% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 53.2% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 53.8% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 54.3% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 54.7% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 55.0% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 55.3% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 55.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 55.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 55.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 56.0% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 56.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 56.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 56.1% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 55.9% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 55.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 55.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 55.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 55.4% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 55.1% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 54.7% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 54.2% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 53.7% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 53.1% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.7% | 33.3% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.9% | 43.4% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.6% | 52.6% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.8% | 55.4% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.2% | 53.1% | 55.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 53.1% 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 56.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.3% in 1980.
- How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 124th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 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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