Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in SDGRC - ECLAC Latin America
SDGRC - ECLAC Latin America: Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) was 8.78 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in SDGRC - ECLAC Latin America, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in SDGRC - ECLAC Latin America is 8.78, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in SDGRC - ECLAC Latin America peaked at 8.78 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.74, 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 SDGRC - ECLAC Latin America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.74 | — |
| 2001 | 6.77 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 6.83 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 6.89 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 6.92 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 6.96 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 6.98 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 7.06 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 7.08 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 7.14 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 7.2 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 7.25 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 7.35 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 7.43 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 7.48 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 7.57 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 7.66 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 7.74 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 7.86 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 7.96 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 8.08 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 8.23 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 8.37 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 8.57 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 8.78 | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.94 | 6.74 | 7.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.55 | 7.2 | 7.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.41 | 8.08 | 8.78 | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDGRC - ECLAC Latin 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
- 5 Uruguay 13.5 compare
More health data for SDGRC - ECLAC Latin America
- Child population under age 5 45,621 (2025)
- Percentage of children as a proportion of total population 26.93 (2025)
- Child population 10-19 102,595 (2025)
- Child population 176,496 (2025)
- Stunting prevalence (height-for-age <-2 standard deviations from the) 12.47 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in SDGRC - ECLAC Latin America?
- Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in SDGRC - ECLAC Latin America was 8.78 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) recorded in SDGRC - ECLAC Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 8.78 in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) recorded in SDGRC - ECLAC Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.74 in 2000.
- How does SDGRC - ECLAC Latin America rank for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
- SDGRC - ECLAC Latin America ranks 2nd out of 9 groups with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) rising or falling in SDGRC - ECLAC Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDGRC - ECLAC Latin 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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