Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Brazil
Brazil: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 15.49 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
15.49
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
49th
of 193 countries
All-time high
15.49
in 2022
All-time low
3.15
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Brazil, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 15.49 for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Brazil peaked at 15.49 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.15, in 1990.
That places Brazil 49th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.15 | — |
| 1991 | 3.39 | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 3.63 | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 3.88 | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 4.12 | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 4.35 | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 4.58 | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 4.81 | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 5.02 | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 5.25 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 5.49 | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 5.75 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 6.04 | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 6.37 | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 6.75 | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 7.16 | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 7.61 | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 8.09 | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 8.58 | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 9.08 | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 9.58 | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 10.08 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 10.59 | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 11.1 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 11.61 | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 12.11 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 12.59 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 13.07 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 13.54 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 14.02 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 14.5 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 14.99 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 15.49 | +3.3% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 15.49 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.29, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 15.49 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.02, 91% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.22 | 3.15 | 5.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.09 | 5.49 | 9.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.83 | 9.58 | 14.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.99 | 14.5 | 15.49 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,476 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0296 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0309 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Brazil?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Brazil was 15.49 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 15.49 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.15 in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Brazil ranks 49th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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