Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Brazil
Brazil: Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for was 7.22 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
7.22
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
7th
of 17 countries
All-time high
9.68
in 2014
All-time low
6.94
in 2023
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Brazil, 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 7.22 for overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in 2025.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Brazil peaked at 9.68 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.94, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7.81 | — |
| 2009 | 8.16 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 8.4 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 8.94 | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 8.69 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 9.49 | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 9.68 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 8.59 | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 9.27 | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 7.76 | -16.3% |
| 2018 | 7.44 | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 7.76 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 8.16 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 9.41 | +15.3% |
| 2022 | 7.72 | -18.0% |
| 2023 | 6.94 | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 7.08 | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 7.22 | +2.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 7.22 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.71, 94% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.98 | 7.81 | 8.16 | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.6 | 7.44 | 9.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.75 | 6.94 | 9.41 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 4 Serbia 8.06 compare
- 5 Spain 7.74 compare
- 6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.71 compare
- 8 Puerto Rico 7.14 compare
- 9 Madagascar 6.94 compare
- 10 Seychelles 6.48 compare
More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,496 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,476 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0296 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Brazil?
- Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Brazil was 7.22 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 9.68 in 2014.
- What is the lowest overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.94 in 2023.
- How does Brazil rank for overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for?
- Brazil ranks 7th out of 17 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for their age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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