Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions)
Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 36.17 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) recorded 36.17 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) peaked at 36.17 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.12, in 2000.
Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) ranks 18th of 156 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.12 | — |
| 2001 | 21.78 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 22.42 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 23.05 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 23.69 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 24.33 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 25.01 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 25.67 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 26.31 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 26.99 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 27.66 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 28.32 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 29 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 29.67 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 30.38 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 31.09 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 31.77 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 32.51 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 33.24 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 33.98 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 34.69 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 35.44 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 36.17 | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.04 | 21.12 | 26.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.76 | 27.66 | 33.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.43 | 34.69 | 36.17 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions)
- 15 Belize 43.84 compare
- 16 Kiribati 43.64 compare
- 17 Micronesia (country) 42.81 compare
- 18 Saint Kitts and Nevis 42.47 compare
- 19 Egypt 42.42 compare
- 20 Barbados 42.02 compare
- 21 United States 41.95 compare
More health data for Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,103 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 65.27 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 29.82 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.49 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 15.71 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.48 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 9.71 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 1.3 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0.3 (2024)
All data for Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) was 36.17 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 36.17 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.12 in 2000.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) ranks 18th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) 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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