Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) was 15.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Paraguay, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Paraguay is 15.4, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Paraguay peaked at 15.4 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.62, in 2000.
That places Paraguay 2nd out of 27 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.62 | — |
| 2001 | 6.83 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 7.04 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 7.26 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 7.5 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 7.77 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 8.08 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 8.43 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 8.8 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 9.2 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 9.61 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 10.03 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 10.47 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 10.91 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 11.36 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 11.81 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 12.22 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 12.69 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 13.15 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 13.6 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 14.01 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 14.46 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 14.8 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 15.12 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 15.4 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.75 | 6.62 | 9.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.59 | 9.61 | 13.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.76 | 14.01 | 15.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 1 Turks and Caicos Islands 18.34 compare
- 3 Trinidad and Tobago 14.98 compare
- 4 Argentina 14.28 compare
- 5 Uruguay 13.5 compare
More health data for Paraguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2374 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,098 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 339 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5252 % 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 0.0469 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5185 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Paraguay?
- Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Paraguay was 15.4 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4 in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.62 in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
- Paraguay ranks 2nd out of 27 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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