Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 104.1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Paraguay, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Paraguay is 104.1, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Paraguay peaked at 104.1 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45, in 2000.
Paraguay ranks 56th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45 | — |
| 2001 | 46 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 46.8 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 47.4 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 48.1 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 49.1 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 50.4 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 52.2 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 54.3 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 56.7 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 59.4 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 62.4 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 65.7 | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 69.2 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 72.9 | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 76.9 | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 80.9 | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 85.1 | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 89.1 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 92.7 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 95.8 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 98.8 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 100.9 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 102.7 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 104.1 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.6 | 45 | 56.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.43 | 59.4 | 92.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.46 | 95.8 | 104.1 | 5 |
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More health data for Paraguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2374 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,098 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 339 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.6423 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.041 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 0.6562 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0419 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Paraguay?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Paraguay was 104.1 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 104.1 in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 45 in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Paraguay ranks 56th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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