Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in América Latina y el Caribe
América Latina y el Caribe: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 29.76 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in América Latina y el Caribe, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in América Latina y el Caribe is 29.76, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in América Latina y el Caribe peaked at 29.76 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.34, in 2000.
América Latina y el Caribe ranks 28th 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.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in América Latina y el Caribe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.34 | — |
| 2001 | 15.83 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 16.39 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 16.93 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 17.43 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 17.98 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 18.56 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 19.1 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 19.69 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 20.34 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 20.96 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 21.65 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 22.31 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 23.01 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 23.71 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 24.45 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 25.17 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 25.91 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 26.65 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 27.4 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 28.2 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 28.96 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 29.76 | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.76 | 15.34 | 20.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.12 | 20.96 | 27.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.97 | 28.2 | 29.76 | 3 |
Countries ranked near América Latina y el Caribe
More health data for América Latina y el Caribe
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -4.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,095 (2100)
- Child deaths 19,510 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.02 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 65,579 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 46,069 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 7.1 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.08 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5402 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 76,696 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in América Latina y el Caribe?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in América Latina y el Caribe was 29.76 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in América Latina y el Caribe?
- The highest recorded value was 29.76 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in América Latina y el Caribe?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.34 in 2000.
- How does América Latina y el Caribe rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- América Latina y el Caribe ranks 28th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in América Latina y el Caribe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this América Latina y el Caribe data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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