Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Brazil
Brazil: Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for was 12.99 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
12.99
Change on year
up 6.9%
World rank
8th
of 17 countries
All-time high
14.05
in 2021
All-time low
5.66
in 2008
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Brazil, 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 12.99 for overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Brazil peaked at 14.05 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.66, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5.66 | — |
| 2009 | 6.2 | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 6.64 | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 7.3 | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 7.93 | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 8.35 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 8.74 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 9.51 | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 10.02 | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 9.91 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 9.54 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 10.08 | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 11.91 | +18.2% |
| 2021 | 14.05 | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 13.01 | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 12.14 | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 12.15 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 12.99 | +6.9% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 12.99 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.17, 1.1× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.93 | 5.66 | 6.2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.8 | 6.64 | 10.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.71 | 11.91 | 14.05 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 5 Seychelles 13.31 compare
- 6 Spain 13.26 compare
- 7 Montserrat 13.23 compare
- 9 Sweden 12.4 compare
- 10 Albania 12.17 compare
- 11 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.04 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 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Brazil?
- Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Brazil was 12.99 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 14.05 in 2021.
- What is the lowest overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.66 in 2008.
- How does Brazil rank for overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for?
- Brazil ranks 8th out of 17 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for their age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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