Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in São Paulo
São Paulo: Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for was 15.81 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
15.81
Change on year
up 7.0%
Rank
3rd
of 11 groups
All-time high
19.92
in 2021
All-time low
7.6
in 2008
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in São Paulo, 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in São Paulo is 15.81, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in São Paulo peaked at 19.92 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.6, 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 São Paulo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7.6 | — |
| 2009 | 8.34 | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 8.88 | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 9.95 | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 10.98 | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 11.36 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 11.27 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 12.89 | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 12.98 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 12.93 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 13.04 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 13.48 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 17.32 | +28.5% |
| 2021 | 19.92 | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 16.71 | -16.1% |
| 2023 | 15.26 | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 14.77 | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 15.81 | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.97 | 7.6 | 8.34 | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.78 | 8.88 | 13.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.63 | 14.77 | 19.92 | 6 |
Countries ranked near São Paulo
- 1 Serbia 17.41 compare
- 2 Puerto Rico 15.22 compare
- 3 Peru 14.01 compare
- 4 Madagascar 13.37 compare
- 5 Seychelles 13.31 compare
- 6 Spain 13.26 compare
More health data for São Paulo
- Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 20.65 (2025)
- Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for 6.94 (2025)
- Taxa de mortalidade infantil 11.4 (2024)
- % 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)
- Suicides of children and adolescents 124 (2024)
- % of Triple bacterial DTP immunization coverage 92.35 (2024)
- % of Triple Viral D1 immunization coverage 78.4 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 42.7 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in São Paulo?
- Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for in São Paulo was 15.81 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for recorded in São Paulo?
- The highest recorded value was 19.92 in 2021.
- What is the lowest overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for recorded in São Paulo?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6 in 2008.
- How does São Paulo rank for overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for?
- São Paulo ranks 3rd out of 11 groups with data for 2025.
- Is overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for rising or falling in São Paulo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this São Paulo 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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