Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in SDG - South America
SDG - South America: Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) was 9.94 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in SDG - South America, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
SDG - South America recorded 9.94 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 2.9% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in SDG - South America peaked at 9.94 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.8, 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 SDG - South America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.8 | — |
| 2001 | 6.85 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 6.92 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 7.03 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 7.11 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 7.18 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 7.23 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 7.35 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 7.41 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 7.51 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 7.62 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 7.71 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 7.84 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 7.97 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 8.09 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 8.23 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 8.37 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 8.5 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 8.69 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 8.84 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 9.01 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 9.2 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 9.4 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 9.65 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 9.94 | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.14 | 6.8 | 7.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.19 | 7.62 | 8.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.44 | 9.01 | 9.94 | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG - South America
- 1 Turks and Caicos Islands 18.34 compare
- 2 Paraguay 15.4 compare
- 3 Trinidad and Tobago 14.98 compare
- 4 Argentina 14.28 compare
More health data for SDG - South America
- Child population under age 5 28,231 (2025)
- Percentage of children as a proportion of total population 25.32 (2025)
- Child population 10-19 65,080 (2025)
- Child population 110,918 (2025)
- Stunting prevalence (height-for-age <-2 standard deviations from the) 9.87 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in SDG - South America?
- Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in SDG - South America was 9.94 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) recorded in SDG - South America?
- The highest recorded value was 9.94 in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) recorded in SDG - South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8 in 2000.
- How does SDG - South America rank for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
- SDG - South America ranks 1st out of 9 groups with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) rising or falling in SDG - South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG - South 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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