Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 37.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
37.8%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
32nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
37.8%
in 2024
All-time low
11.2%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of recorded 37.8% for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of peaked at 37.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 1980.
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 32nd 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11.2% | — |
| 1981 | 11.6% | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 12.0% | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 12.4% | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 12.9% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 13.3% | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 13.9% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 14.4% | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 14.9% | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 15.5% | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 16.1% | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 16.8% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 17.4% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 18.0% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 18.7% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 19.4% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 20.0% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 20.7% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 21.4% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 22.0% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 22.7% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 23.3% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 24.0% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 24.6% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 25.2% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 26.4% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 27.0% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 27.6% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 28.2% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 28.9% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 29.5% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 30.1% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 30.7% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 31.4% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 32.1% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 32.7% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 33.4% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 34.1% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 34.7% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 35.4% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 36.0% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 36.6% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 37.2% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 37.8% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.2% | 11.2% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.0% | 16.1% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 22.7% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 28.9% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.6% | 35.4% | 37.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 37.8% 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 1980.
- How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 32nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 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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