Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro: Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for was 7.03 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Rio de Janeiro, 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Rio de Janeiro recorded 7.03 for overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Rio de Janeiro peaked at 10.88 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.03, in 2025.
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 Rio de Janeiro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 9.64 | — |
| 2009 | 9.44 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 9.88 | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 10.54 | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 9.92 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 10.88 | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 10.2 | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 9.15 | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 10.75 | +17.5% |
| 2017 | 7.97 | -25.9% |
| 2018 | 7.52 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 8.66 | +15.2% |
| 2020 | 8.45 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 8.87 | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 8.04 | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 7.33 | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 7.24 | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 7.03 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.54 | 9.44 | 9.64 | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.55 | 7.52 | 10.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.83 | 7.03 | 8.87 | 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: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 19.2 (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: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Rio de Janeiro?
- Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in Rio de Janeiro was 7.03 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for recorded in Rio de Janeiro?
- The highest recorded value was 10.88 in 2013.
- What is the lowest overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for recorded in Rio de Janeiro?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.03 in 2025.
- How does Rio de Janeiro rank for overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for?
- Rio de Janeiro ranks 4th out of 11 groups with data for 2025.
- Is overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for rising or falling in Rio de Janeiro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rio de Janeiro 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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