Overweight prevalence: SDG 2.2.2 in Venezuela
Venezuela: Overweight prevalence: SDG 2.2.2 was 7.32 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.32
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
17th
of 27 countries
All-time high
7.32
in 2024
All-time low
5.26
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Venezuela, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Venezuela is 7.32, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Venezuela peaked at 7.32 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.26, in 2000.
Venezuela ranks 17th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight prevalence: SDG 2.2.2 in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.26 | — |
| 2001 | 5.36 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 5.47 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 5.58 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 5.68 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 5.77 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 5.86 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 5.95 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 6.03 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 6.13 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 6.23 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 6.34 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 6.44 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 6.56 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 6.66 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 6.76 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 6.85 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 6.95 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 7.01 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 7.07 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 7.13 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 7.18 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 7.22 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 7.27 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 7.32 | +0.6% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 7.32 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.87, 93% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.71 | 5.26 | 6.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.69 | 6.23 | 7.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.22 | 7.13 | 7.32 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 14 Costa Rica 7.87 compare
- 15 Dominican Republic 7.51 compare
- 16 Mexico 7.44 compare
- 18 Saint Lucia 6.76 compare
- 19 Colombia 6.76 compare
- 20 Belize 5.65 compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 888 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4153 % 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 0.0356 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4549 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0374 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Venezuela?
- Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Venezuela was 7.32 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 7.32 in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.26 in 2000.
- How does Venezuela rank for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
- Venezuela ranks 17th out of 27 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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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