Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Panama

Panama: Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 was 18.56 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
18.56
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
10th
of 17 countries
All-time high
19.25
in 2020
All-time low
12.06
in 2009
Years of data
18
2008–2025

Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Panama, 2008–2025

051015202008201620252008: 12.42009: 12.12010: 12.52011: 12.92012: 13.92013: 14.42014: 152015: 16.32016: 16.42017: 16.92018: 17.72019: 172020: 19.22021: 19.12022: 18.22023: 17.92024: 18.12025: 18.6

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Panama recorded 18.56 for overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 in 2025.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Panama peaked at 19.25 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.06, 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 Panama, year by year

Annual values for Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Panama, 2008 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2008 12.36
2009 12.06 -2.4%
2010 12.52 +3.8%
2011 12.88 +2.9%
2012 13.95 +8.3%
2013 14.4 +3.2%
2014 14.99 +4.1%
2015 16.28 +8.6%
2016 16.37 +0.6%
2017 16.91 +3.3%
2018 17.7 +4.7%
2019 16.99 -4.0%
2020 19.25 +13.3%
2021 19.1 -0.8%
2022 18.17 -4.9%
2023 17.93 -1.3%
2024 18.13 +1.1%
2025 18.56 +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.21 12.06 12.36 2
2010s 15.3 12.52 17.7 10
2020s 18.52 17.93 19.25 6

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 8 Peru 19.18 compare
  2. 9 Madagascar 18.97 compare
  3. 11 Albania 18.29 compare
  4. 12 Sweden 18.25 compare
  5. 13 Romania 18.18 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Panama?
Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Panama was 18.56 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 19.25 in 2020.
What is the lowest overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 12.06 in 2009.
How does Panama rank for overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19?
Panama ranks 10th out of 17 countries with data for 2025.
Is overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama 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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Indicator
Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
28 places, 504 data points, 2008–2025
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