Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Panama
Panama: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 36.07 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
36.07
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
27th
of 193 countries
All-time high
36.07
in 2022
All-time low
11.08
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Panama, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Panama recorded 36.07 for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Panama peaked at 36.07 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.08, in 1990.
Panama ranks 27th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.08 | — |
| 1991 | 11.6 | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 12.15 | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 12.71 | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 13.29 | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 13.9 | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 14.53 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 15.18 | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 15.85 | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 16.53 | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 17.23 | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 17.94 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 18.65 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 19.38 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 20.12 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 20.87 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 21.63 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 22.42 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 23.23 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 24.07 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 24.92 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 25.8 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 26.7 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 27.61 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 28.53 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 29.45 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 30.38 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 31.32 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 32.25 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 33.19 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 34.14 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 35.1 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 36.07 | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.68 | 11.08 | 16.53 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.55 | 17.23 | 24.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.01 | 24.92 | 33.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.1 | 34.14 | 36.07 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Panama?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Panama was 36.07 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 36.07 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.08 in 1990.
- How does Panama rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Panama ranks 27th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama 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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