Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Panama
Panama: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 39.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
39.6%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
26th
of 198 countries
All-time high
39.6%
in 2024
All-time low
10.8%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Panama, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Panama is 39.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Panama peaked at 39.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 1980.
Panama ranks 26th 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 Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10.8% | — |
| 1981 | 11.2% | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 11.6% | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 12.0% | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 12.4% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 12.9% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 13.4% | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 14.0% | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 14.5% | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 15.1% | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 15.7% | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 16.3% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 17.0% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 17.6% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 18.3% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 19.0% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 19.6% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 20.3% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 21.0% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 21.7% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 22.4% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 23.1% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 23.7% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 24.4% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 25.0% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 25.7% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 26.4% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 27.0% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 27.7% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 28.4% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 29.0% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 29.7% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 30.5% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 31.2% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 32.0% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 32.7% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 33.5% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 34.3% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 35.1% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 35.9% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 36.6% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 37.4% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 38.1% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 38.9% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 39.6% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.8% | 10.8% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.6% | 15.7% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 22.4% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 29.0% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.1% | 36.6% | 39.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 23 Palau 41.6% compare
- 24 American Samoa 40.9% compare
- 25 French Polynesia 40.0% compare
- 27 New Zealand 39.1% compare
- 28 Singapore 38.7% compare
- 29 Bosnia and Herzegovina 38.5% compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5994 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,074 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 101 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0334 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0303 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Panama?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Panama was 39.6% 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 1980.
- How does Panama rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Panama ranks 26th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama 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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