Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 69.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
69.5
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
71st
of 162 countries
All-time high
116.1
in 2000
All-time low
69.3
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Guatemala, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Guatemala stood at 69.5.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Guatemala peaked at 116.1 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 69.3, in 2023.
Guatemala ranks 71st of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 116.1 | — |
| 2001 | 115 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 113.3 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 111.1 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 108.5 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 105.5 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 102.3 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 99.1 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 96 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 93 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 90.2 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 87.7 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 85.5 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 83.5 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 81.7 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 79.7 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 78.1 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 76.8 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 75.3 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 73.8 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 72.5 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 71 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 69.8 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 69.3 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 69.5 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 105.99 | 93 | 116.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.23 | 73.8 | 90.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.42 | 69.3 | 72.5 | 5 |
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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 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0287 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 4.33 % 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 0.0238 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Guatemala?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Guatemala was 69.5 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 116.1 in 2000.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.3 in 2023.
- How does Guatemala rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Guatemala ranks 71st out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala 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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