Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions)
Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions): 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 (World Bank regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) stood at 29.82. 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 (World Bank regions) peaked at 29.82 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.42, in 2000.
Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) ranks 25th 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 Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions), 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 |
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More health data for Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions)
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- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 65.27 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.49 (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 15.71 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.48 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 9.71 (2020)
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All data for Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions)?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) 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 (World Bank regions)?
- 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 (World Bank regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.42 in 2000.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) 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 (World Bank regions)?
- 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 (World Bank regions) 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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