Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)
Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 29.82 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) recorded 29.82 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 2.8% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) peaked at 29.82 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.42, in 2000.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) 25th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.42 | — |
| 2001 | 15.92 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 16.48 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 17.02 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 17.52 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 18.07 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 18.65 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 19.19 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 19.79 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 20.43 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 21.05 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 21.73 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 22.4 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 23.09 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 23.79 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 24.53 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 25.25 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 25.98 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 26.72 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 27.47 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 28.27 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 29.02 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 29.82 | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.85 | 15.42 | 20.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.2 | 21.05 | 27.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.04 | 28.27 | 29.82 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)
More health data for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -4.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,117 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 65,579 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.02 (2024)
- Child deaths 19,510 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 7.1 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.08 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 46,069 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5402 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 45,915 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) was 29.82 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.82 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.42 in 2000.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) ranks 25th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean (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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