Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Guatemala
Guatemala: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 21.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
21.5%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
122nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
21.5%
in 2024
All-time low
8.3%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Guatemala, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Guatemala stood at 21.5%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Guatemala peaked at 21.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 1980.
That places Guatemala 122nd 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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.3% | — |
| 1981 | 8.6% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 8.9% | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 9.2% | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 9.5% | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 9.8% | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 10.2% | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 10.6% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 11.0% | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 11.4% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 11.8% | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 12.3% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 12.7% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 13.2% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 13.6% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 14.5% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 14.9% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 15.4% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 15.7% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 16.1% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 16.5% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 16.8% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 17.1% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 18.1% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 18.3% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 20.2% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 20.6% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 21.2% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 21.3% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 21.5% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.7% | 8.3% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.8% | 11.8% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 16.1% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 18.7% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 20.8% | 21.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
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More health data for Guatemala
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7968 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,202 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,022 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 0.1859 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0513 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 0.6418 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0494 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Guatemala?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Guatemala was 21.5% 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 1980.
- How does Guatemala rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Guatemala ranks 122nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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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