Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Brazil
Brazil: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 35.89 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
35.89
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
46th
of 193 countries
All-time high
35.89
in 2022
All-time low
13.1
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Brazil, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Brazil is 35.89, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Brazil peaked at 35.89 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.1, in 1990.
That places Brazil 46th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.1 | — |
| 1991 | 13.65 | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 14.21 | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 14.76 | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 15.3 | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 15.83 | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 16.35 | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 16.85 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 17.35 | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 17.86 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 18.39 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 18.95 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 19.57 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 20.26 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 21 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 21.81 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 22.66 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 23.55 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 24.44 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 25.31 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 26.18 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 27.03 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 27.89 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 28.74 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 29.59 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 30.43 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 31.23 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 32.02 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 32.79 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 33.56 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 34.34 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 35.11 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 35.89 | +2.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 35.89 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.72, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 35.89 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.89, 97% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.53 | 13.1 | 17.86 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.59 | 18.39 | 25.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.95 | 26.18 | 33.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.11 | 34.34 | 35.89 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 43 Papua New Guinea 36.37 compare
- 44 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 36.13 compare
- 45 Suriname 35.92 compare
- 47 Syrian Arab Republic 35.84 compare
- 48 Singapore 35.82 compare
- 49 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 35.62 compare
More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,496 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,476 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.66 % 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 0.0296 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.63 % 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 percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Brazil?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Brazil was 35.89 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 35.89 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1 in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Brazil ranks 46th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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