Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) was 8.77 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 8.77 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 2.5% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 8.77 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.73, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.73 | — |
| 2001 | 6.76 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 6.82 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 6.88 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 6.92 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 6.96 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 6.98 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 7.06 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 7.08 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 7.14 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 7.2 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 7.26 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 7.35 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 7.43 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 7.48 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 7.57 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 7.66 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 7.74 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 7.86 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 7.96 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 8.08 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 8.22 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 8.36 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 8.56 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 8.77 | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.93 | 6.73 | 7.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.55 | 7.2 | 7.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4 | 8.08 | 8.77 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
More health data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -4.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths 142,579 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 77,054 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 15.35 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 8.31 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 7.1 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 13.29 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.02 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Latin America and the Caribbean was 8.77 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 8.77 in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.73 in 2000.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 3rd out of 9 groups with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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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