Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Mexico
Mexico: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 37.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
37.4%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
36th
of 198 countries
All-time high
37.4%
in 2024
All-time low
8.9%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Mexico, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Mexico stood at 37.4%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Mexico peaked at 37.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 1980.
Mexico ranks 36th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.9% | — |
| 1981 | 9.4% | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 9.9% | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 10.5% | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 11.1% | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 11.8% | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 12.5% | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 13.3% | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 14.1% | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 15.0% | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 15.9% | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 16.8% | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 17.8% | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 18.9% | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 19.9% | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 21.0% | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 22.0% | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 23.1% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 24.1% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 25.0% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 26.0% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 26.9% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 27.7% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 28.5% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 29.2% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 29.9% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 30.5% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 31.0% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 31.6% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 32.0% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 32.5% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 32.9% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 33.3% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 33.7% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 34.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 34.5% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 35.2% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 35.6% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 35.9% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 36.2% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 36.5% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 36.8% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 37.1% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 37.4% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.6% | 8.9% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.5% | 15.9% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.3% | 26.0% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 32.5% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.8% | 36.2% | 37.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 33 Republic of Korea 37.7% compare
- 34 Australia 37.5% compare
- 35 Puerto Rico 37.5% compare
- 37 Kuwait 37.4% compare
- 38 Saint Lucia 37.3% compare
- 39 Grenada 37.1% compare
More health data for Mexico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,312 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,760 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0403 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Mexico?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Mexico was 37.4% 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 37.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 1980.
- How does Mexico rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Mexico ranks 36th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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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