Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)
Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 15.69 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) stood at 15.69. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 15.69 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.25, in 2000.
Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.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 children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.25 | — |
| 2001 | 6.57 | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 6.85 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 7.2 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 7.56 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 7.93 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 8.3 | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 8.68 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 9.08 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 9.48 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 9.88 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 10.28 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 10.71 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 11.16 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 11.59 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 12.06 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 12.52 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 13.04 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 13.51 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 14.06 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 14.6 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 15.13 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 15.69 | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.79 | 6.25 | 9.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.88 | 9.88 | 14.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.14 | 14.6 | 15.69 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- 22 Argentina 20.27 compare
- 23 Bahrain 20.14 compare
- 24 Trinidad and Tobago 19.69 compare
- 25 Saint Lucia 19.3 compare
- 26 Grenada 19.14 compare
- 27 Marshall Islands 18.96 compare
- 28 Kiribati 18.88 compare
More health data for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -4.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,092 (2100)
- Child deaths 19,504 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.02 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 65,564 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 46,060 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 7.1 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.08 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5402 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 76,656 (2024)
All data for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 15.69 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.69 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.25 in 2000.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 25th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) 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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