Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in El Salvador
El Salvador: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 11.63 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
11.63
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
77th
of 193 countries
All-time high
11.63
in 2022
All-time low
4.43
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in El Salvador, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 11.63 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 2.3% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in El Salvador peaked at 11.63 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.43, in 1990.
That places El Salvador 77th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.43 | — |
| 1991 | 4.69 | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 4.96 | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 5.23 | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 5.52 | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 5.81 | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 6.1 | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 6.39 | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 6.68 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 6.97 | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 7.25 | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 7.52 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 7.78 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 8.01 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 8.23 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 8.42 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 8.6 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 8.74 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 8.86 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 8.96 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 9.06 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 9.17 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 9.29 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 9.44 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 9.61 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 9.81 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 10.02 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 10.26 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 10.52 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 10.8 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 11.09 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 11.37 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 11.63 | +2.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 11.63 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.29, 95% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 11.63 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.02, 68% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.68 | 4.43 | 6.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.24 | 7.25 | 8.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8 | 9.06 | 10.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.36 | 11.09 | 11.63 | 3 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More health data for El Salvador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4574 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,537 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 104 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9135 % 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 0.0374 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8849 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in El Salvador?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in El Salvador was 11.63 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 11.63 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.43 in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- El Salvador ranks 77th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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