Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Brazil
Brazil: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 1,425 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Brazil, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Brazil stood at 1,425. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Brazil peaked at 1,425 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,043, in 2000.
Brazil ranks 4th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,043 | — |
| 2001 | 1,057 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1,067 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1,071 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,071 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,073 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,076 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,080 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1,086 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1,093 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1,102 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1,113 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1,128 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1,148 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1,173 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1,202 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1,230 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 1,257 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1,285 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1,312 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 1,334 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1,354 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 1,378 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 1,400 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 1,425 | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,072 | 1,043 | 1,093 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,195 | 1,102 | 1,312 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,378 | 1,334 | 1,425 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Brazil?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Brazil was 1,425 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1,425 in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,043 in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Brazil ranks 4th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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