Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Brazil
Brazil: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 47.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
47.0%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
5th
of 198 countries
All-time high
47.0%
in 2024
All-time low
11.1%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Brazil, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 47.0% for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Brazil peaked at 47.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 1980.
That places Brazil 5th 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 children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11.1% | — |
| 1981 | 11.5% | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 12.0% | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 12.4% | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 12.9% | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 13.4% | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 14.0% | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 14.5% | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 15.1% | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 15.8% | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 16.4% | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 17.1% | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 17.8% | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 18.5% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 19.2% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 19.9% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 20.6% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 21.3% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 22.1% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 22.8% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 23.5% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 24.3% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 25.1% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 26.0% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 26.9% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 27.9% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 28.9% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 29.9% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 32.0% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 33.1% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 34.1% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 35.2% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 36.2% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 37.3% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 38.3% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 39.3% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 40.3% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 41.3% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 42.3% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 43.2% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 44.2% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 45.1% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 46.1% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 47.0% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.3% | 11.1% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.6% | 16.4% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.5% | 23.5% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 33.1% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 43.2% | 47.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Brazil?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Brazil was 47.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 47.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 1980.
- How does Brazil rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Brazil ranks 5th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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