Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Panama
Panama: Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for was 7.98 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
7.98
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
15th
of 17 countries
All-time high
7.98
in 2025
All-time low
2.87
in 2009
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Panama, 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Panama stood at 7.98. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 90.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Panama peaked at 7.98 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.87, in 2009.
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 Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3.26 | — |
| 2009 | 2.87 | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 3.1 | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 3.2 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 2.98 | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 3.69 | +23.8% |
| 2014 | 3.68 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 4.2 | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 5.15 | +22.6% |
| 2017 | 4.98 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 4.66 | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 4.93 | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 6.5 | +31.8% |
| 2021 | 7.84 | +20.6% |
| 2022 | 7.55 | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 7.17 | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 7.48 | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 7.98 | +6.7% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 7.98 is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.4, 64% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.06 | 2.87 | 3.26 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.06 | 2.98 | 5.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.42 | 6.5 | 7.98 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
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- 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)
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- 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 Panama?
- Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in Panama was 7.98 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 7.98 in 2025.
- What is the lowest overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.87 in 2009.
- How does Panama rank for overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for?
- Panama ranks 15th 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 Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.0%. 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 5 to 9 years who are overweight for their age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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