Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in ECLAC_Latin America
ECLAC_Latin America: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 29.72 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in ECLAC_Latin America, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ECLAC_Latin America stood at 29.72. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ECLAC_Latin America peaked at 29.72 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.29, in 2000.
ECLAC_Latin America ranks 30th 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 ECLAC_Latin America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.29 | — |
| 2001 | 15.79 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 16.35 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 16.88 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 17.38 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 17.93 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 18.51 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 19.05 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 19.64 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 20.29 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 20.91 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 21.59 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 22.26 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 22.96 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 23.66 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 24.4 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 25.13 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 25.86 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 26.61 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 27.36 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 28.16 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 28.92 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 29.72 | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.71 | 15.29 | 20.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.07 | 20.91 | 27.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.93 | 28.16 | 29.72 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC_Latin America
More health data for ECLAC_Latin America
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,053 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 65.27 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.46 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 36.17 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 15.67 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.44 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 9.66 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ECLAC_Latin America?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ECLAC_Latin America was 29.72 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in ECLAC_Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 29.72 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in ECLAC_Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.29 in 2000.
- How does ECLAC_Latin America rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- ECLAC_Latin America ranks 30th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in ECLAC_Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC_Latin America 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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