Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in SDG - Central America
SDG - Central America: Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) was 6.98 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
6.98
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
8th
of 9 groups
All-time high
6.98
in 2024
All-time low
6.46
in 2018
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in SDG - Central America, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
SDG - Central America recorded 6.98 for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in SDG - Central America peaked at 6.98 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.46, in 2018.
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in SDG - Central America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.77 | — |
| 2001 | 6.77 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.79 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 6.74 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 6.67 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 6.67 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 6.62 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 6.62 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 6.57 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 6.57 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.52 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 6.52 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6.54 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 6.54 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.47 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 6.47 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.47 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 6.47 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.46 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 6.47 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 6.53 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 6.61 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 6.69 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 6.84 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 6.98 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.68 | 6.57 | 6.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.49 | 6.46 | 6.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.73 | 6.53 | 6.98 | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG - Central America
More health data for SDG - Central America
- Child population under age 5 14,914 (2025)
- Percentage of children as a proportion of total population 30.41 (2025)
- Child population 10-19 32,321 (2025)
- Child population 56,310 (2025)
- Stunting prevalence (height-for-age <-2 standard deviations from the) 17.24 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in SDG - Central America?
- Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in SDG - Central America was 6.98 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) recorded in SDG - Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 6.98 in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) recorded in SDG - Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.46 in 2018.
- How does SDG - Central America rank for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
- SDG - Central America ranks 8th out of 9 groups with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) rising or falling in SDG - Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG - Central America 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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