Overweight prevalence: SDG 2.2.2 in Brazil
Brazil: Overweight prevalence: SDG 2.2.2 was 10.88 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.88
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
7th
of 27 countries
All-time high
10.88
in 2024
All-time low
6.07
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Brazil, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 10.88 for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in 2024. 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 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Brazil peaked at 10.88 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.07, in 2000.
Brazil ranks 7th of 27 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight prevalence: SDG 2.2.2 in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.07 | — |
| 2001 | 6.2 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 6.33 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 6.47 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 6.6 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 6.72 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 6.84 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 6.97 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 7.1 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 7.24 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 7.39 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 7.55 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 7.72 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 7.9 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 8.09 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 8.3 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 8.51 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 8.73 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 8.95 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 9.2 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 9.48 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 9.78 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 10.11 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 10.48 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 10.88 | +3.8% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 10.88 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.87, 1.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 10.88 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.44, 1.5× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.65 | 6.07 | 7.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.23 | 7.39 | 9.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.14 | 9.48 | 10.88 | 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)
- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Brazil?
- Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Brazil was 10.88 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 10.88 in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.07 in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
- Brazil ranks 7th out of 27 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. 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 prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from the median of the WHO Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age (JME modeled estimate) - SDG 2.2.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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