Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Central America (UNSDG)
Central America (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 34.44 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Central America (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Central America (UNSDG) recorded 34.44 for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Central America (UNSDG) peaked at 34.44 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.19, in 2000.
That places Central America (UNSDG) 11th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Central America (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.19 | — |
| 2001 | 20.8 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 21.47 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 22.08 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 22.68 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 23.36 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 23.96 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 24.56 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 25.16 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 25.85 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 26.53 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 27.14 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 27.83 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 28.51 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 29.19 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 29.88 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 30.49 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 31.16 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 31.77 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 32.46 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 33.14 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 33.75 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 34.44 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.01 | 20.19 | 25.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.5 | 26.53 | 32.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.78 | 33.14 | 34.44 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Central America (UNSDG)
- 8 Bahamas 47.26 compare
- 9 Micronesia, Federated States of 47.1 compare
- 10 Kiribati 46.3 compare
- 11 Marshall Islands 45.9 compare
- 12 Saint Kitts and Nevis 45.64 compare
- 13 Egypt 44.27 compare
- 14 Qatar 43.14 compare
More health data for Central America (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 1,708 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 71.26 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 1.84 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 35.73 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 15.55 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.29 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 10.92 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 0.9 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0.2 (2024)
- Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 78.2 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Central America (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Central America (UNSDG) was 34.44 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Central America (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 34.44 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Central America (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.19 in 2000.
- How does Central America (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Central America (UNSDG) ranks 11th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Central America (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central America (UNSDG) 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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