Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Panama
Panama: Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for was 5.73 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5.73
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
15th
of 17 countries
All-time high
7.07
in 2021
All-time low
4.51
in 2012
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Panama, 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Panama is 5.73, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Panama peaked at 7.07 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.51, in 2012.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5.02 | — |
| 2009 | 4.86 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 5.04 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 5.34 | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 4.51 | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 5.38 | +19.3% |
| 2014 | 5.3 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 5.04 | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 6.55 | +30.0% |
| 2017 | 5.06 | -22.7% |
| 2018 | 4.62 | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 5.13 | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 6.37 | +24.2% |
| 2021 | 7.07 | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 6.08 | -14.0% |
| 2023 | 5.65 | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 5.66 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 5.73 | +1.2% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 5.73 is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.48, 88% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.94 | 4.86 | 5.02 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.2 | 4.51 | 6.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.09 | 5.65 | 7.07 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More health data for Panama
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5994 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,074 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 101 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.2522 % 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 0.0378 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3451 % 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 Panama?
- Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Panama was 5.73 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 7.07 in 2021.
- What is the lowest overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.51 in 2012.
- How does Panama rank for overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for?
- Panama ranks 15th 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 Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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: % 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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