Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Colombia
Colombia: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 23.62 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Colombia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Colombia stood at 23.62. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Colombia peaked at 23.62 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.65, in 1990.
Colombia ranks 88th 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.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.65 | — |
| 1991 | 8.02 | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 8.39 | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 8.78 | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 9.18 | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 9.6 | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 10.02 | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 10.46 | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 10.91 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 11.37 | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 11.84 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 12.31 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 12.79 | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 13.27 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 13.77 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 14.27 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 14.79 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 15.32 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 15.86 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 16.42 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 16.99 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 17.57 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 18.15 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 18.73 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 19.3 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 19.85 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 20.4 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 20.93 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 21.45 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 21.97 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 22.51 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 23.06 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 23.62 | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.44 | 7.65 | 11.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.06 | 11.84 | 16.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.53 | 16.99 | 21.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.06 | 22.51 | 23.62 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Colombia?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Colombia was 23.62 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.62 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.65 in 1990.
- How does Colombia rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Colombia ranks 88th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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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