Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Brazil
Brazil: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 10.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Brazil, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Brazil stood at 10.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Brazil peaked at 10.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2000.
That places Brazil 28th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.1% | — |
| 2001 | 6.2% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 10.5% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 10.9% | +3.8% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 10.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 1.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 10.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.2%, 1.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 6.1% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 7.4% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 9.5% | 10.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Brazil?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Brazil was 10.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Brazil ranks 28th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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