Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in South America (UNSDG)
South America (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 28.56 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in South America (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in South America (UNSDG) is 28.56, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in South America (UNSDG) peaked at 28.56 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.95, in 2000.
That places South America (UNSDG) 36th 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 South America (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.95 | — |
| 2001 | 14.4 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 14.92 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 15.43 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 15.89 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 16.39 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 16.97 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 17.48 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 18.06 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 18.7 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 19.29 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 20.01 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 20.68 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 21.38 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 22.11 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 22.88 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 23.66 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 24.43 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 25.24 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 26.02 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 26.88 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 27.7 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 28.56 | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.22 | 13.95 | 18.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.57 | 19.29 | 26.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.71 | 26.88 | 28.56 | 3 |
Countries ranked near South America (UNSDG)
- 33 Fiji 33.84 compare
- 34 Jamaica 33.81 compare
- 35 New Zealand 33.62 compare
- 36 Saint Lucia 33.47 compare
- 37 Uruguay 33.34 compare
- 38 Türkiye 33.3 compare
- 39 Antigua and Barbuda 33.25 compare
- 39 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 33.25 compare
More health data for South America (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 3,058 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 64.04 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.37 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 36.83 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 15.87 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.32 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 8.85 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 1.3 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0.2 (2024)
- Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 78.7 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in South America (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in South America (UNSDG) was 28.56 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in South America (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.56 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in South America (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.95 in 2000.
- How does South America (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- South America (UNSDG) ranks 36th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in South America (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America (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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