Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Paraguay
Paraguay: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 34.49 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
34.49
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
51st
of 193 countries
All-time high
34.49
in 2022
All-time low
14.91
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Paraguay, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 34.49 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Paraguay peaked at 34.49 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.91, in 1990.
Paraguay ranks 51st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.91 | — |
| 1991 | 15.55 | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 16.19 | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 16.84 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 17.48 | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 18.11 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 18.72 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 19.33 | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 19.91 | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 20.49 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 21.06 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 21.64 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 22.22 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 22.8 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 23.37 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 23.95 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 24.52 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 25.09 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 25.65 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 26.21 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 26.76 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 27.31 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 27.87 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 28.45 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 29.05 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 29.67 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 30.31 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 30.97 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 31.65 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 32.34 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 33.06 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 33.78 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 34.49 | +2.1% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 34.49 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.72, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 34.49 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.89, 93% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.75 | 14.91 | 20.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.65 | 21.06 | 26.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.44 | 26.76 | 32.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.78 | 33.06 | 34.49 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Paraguay?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Paraguay was 34.49 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 34.49 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.91 in 1990.
- How does Paraguay rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Paraguay ranks 51st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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