Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Brazil
Brazil: Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 was 19.36 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
19.36
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
6th
of 17 countries
All-time high
19.9
in 2020
All-time low
13.16
in 2009
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Brazil, 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 19.36 for overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Brazil peaked at 19.9 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.16, in 2009.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 13.44 | — |
| 2009 | 13.16 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 13.77 | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 14.6 | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 15.51 | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 16 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 16.55 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 17.28 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 17.45 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 17.72 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 18.59 | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 18.17 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 19.9 | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 19.75 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 18.87 | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 18.63 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 18.79 | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 19.36 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.3 | 13.16 | 13.44 | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.56 | 13.77 | 18.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.22 | 18.63 | 19.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 3 Seychelles 20.31 compare
- 4 Montserrat 20.06 compare
- 5 Malta 19.67 compare
- 6 Spain 19.36 compare
- 8 Peru 19.18 compare
- 9 Madagascar 18.97 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Brazil?
- Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Brazil was 19.36 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9 in 2020.
- What is the lowest overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.16 in 2009.
- How does Brazil rank for overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19?
- Brazil ranks 6th out of 17 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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