Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro: Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 was 19.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
19.2
Change on year
up 3.7%
Rank
7th
of 11 groups
All-time high
21.12
in 2020
All-time low
15.25
in 2009
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Rio de Janeiro, 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Rio de Janeiro stood at 19.2.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Rio de Janeiro peaked at 21.12 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.25, 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 Rio de Janeiro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 15.36 | — |
| 2009 | 15.25 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 15.68 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 16.63 | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 17.9 | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 18.69 | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 18.81 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 18.98 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 19.33 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 19.63 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 20.42 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 19.7 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 21.12 | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 20.6 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 19.1 | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 18.59 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 18.52 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 19.2 | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.3 | 15.25 | 15.36 | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.58 | 15.68 | 20.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.52 | 18.52 | 21.12 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Rio de Janeiro
More health data for Rio de Janeiro
- Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for 12.81 (2025)
- Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for 7.03 (2025)
- % of Polio immunization coverage 81.31 (2024)
- Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years 2.1 (2024)
- Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old 15.7 (2024)
- % of Triple bacterial DTP immunization coverage 80.69 (2024)
- Taxa de mortalidade infantil 13.4 (2024)
- % of Triple Viral D1 immunization coverage 66.71 (2024)
- Suicides of children and adolescents 45 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 61.1 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Rio de Janeiro?
- Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 in Rio de Janeiro was 19.2 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 recorded in Rio de Janeiro?
- The highest recorded value was 21.12 in 2020.
- What is the lowest overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 recorded in Rio de Janeiro?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.25 in 2009.
- How does Rio de Janeiro rank for overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19?
- Rio de Janeiro ranks 7th out of 11 groups with data for 2025.
- Is overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 rising or falling in Rio de Janeiro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rio de Janeiro 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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