Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in El Salvador
El Salvador: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 34.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
34.4%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
53rd
of 198 countries
All-time high
34.4%
in 2024
All-time low
13.1%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in El Salvador, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in El Salvador stood at 34.4%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in El Salvador peaked at 34.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 1980.
That places El Salvador 53rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.1% | — |
| 1981 | 13.6% | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 14.1% | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 14.6% | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 15.1% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 15.7% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 16.3% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 16.9% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 17.6% | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 18.2% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 18.9% | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 19.6% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 20.3% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 21.0% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 21.7% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 22.4% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 23.1% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 23.7% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 24.3% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 24.9% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 25.5% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 26.0% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 26.5% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 27.0% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 27.4% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 27.8% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 28.2% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 28.5% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 28.9% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 29.2% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 29.5% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 29.9% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 30.2% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 30.5% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 30.9% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 31.3% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 31.6% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 32.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 32.4% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 32.7% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 33.1% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 33.4% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 33.7% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 34.1% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 34.4% | +0.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 34.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.3%, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 34.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 37.3%, 92% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.5% | 13.1% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.0% | 18.9% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.5% | 25.5% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 29.5% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.7% | 33.1% | 34.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 50 Malta 34.6% compare
- 51 Oman 34.5% compare
- 52 Costa Rica 34.4% compare
- 54 Bulgaria 34.2% compare
- 55 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 34.1% compare
- 56 Micronesia, Federated States of 34.0% 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in El Salvador?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in El Salvador was 34.4% 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 1980.
- How does El Salvador rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- El Salvador ranks 53rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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 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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