Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in São Paulo
São Paulo: Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for was 6.94 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
6.94
Change on year
up 8.3%
Rank
5th
of 11 groups
All-time high
10.18
in 2013
All-time low
6.26
in 2023
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in São Paulo, 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
São Paulo recorded 6.94 for overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in 2025.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in São Paulo peaked at 10.18 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.26, 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 São Paulo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 8.2 | — |
| 2009 | 8.35 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 8.66 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 9.31 | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 9.32 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 10.18 | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 9.97 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 9.08 | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 8.63 | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 7.55 | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 7.52 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 7.68 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 7.91 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 9.19 | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 6.95 | -24.4% |
| 2023 | 6.26 | -9.9% |
| 2024 | 6.41 | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 6.94 | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.27 | 8.2 | 8.35 | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.79 | 7.52 | 10.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.28 | 6.26 | 9.19 | 6 |
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More health data for São Paulo
- Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for 15.81 (2025)
- Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 20.65 (2025)
- % of Polio immunization coverage 92.3 (2024)
- Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years 2.05 (2024)
- Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old 13.5 (2024)
- % of Triple bacterial DTP immunization coverage 92.35 (2024)
- Taxa de mortalidade infantil 11.4 (2024)
- % of Triple Viral D1 immunization coverage 78.4 (2024)
- Suicides of children and adolescents 124 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 42.7 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in São Paulo?
- Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for in São Paulo was 6.94 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for recorded in São Paulo?
- The highest recorded value was 10.18 in 2013.
- What is the lowest overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for recorded in São Paulo?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.26 in 2023.
- How does São Paulo rank for overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for?
- São Paulo ranks 5th 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 São Paulo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this São Paulo 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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