Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)
Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 15.71 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) stood at 15.71. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% 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 Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) peaked at 15.71 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.27, in 2000.
Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) ranks 20th 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 (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.27 | — |
| 2001 | 6.59 | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 6.88 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 7.22 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 7.59 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 7.96 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 8.33 | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 8.71 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 9.11 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 9.51 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 9.91 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 10.31 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 10.74 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 11.18 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 11.62 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 12.09 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 12.55 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 13.06 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 13.54 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 14.08 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 14.62 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 15.16 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 15.71 | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.82 | 6.27 | 9.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.91 | 9.91 | 14.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.16 | 14.62 | 15.71 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)
- 17 United Arab Emirates 21.4 compare
- 18 Kuwait 21.23 compare
- 19 United States 20.6 compare
- 20 Micronesia (country) 20.48 compare
- 21 Egypt 20.42 compare
- 22 Argentina 20.27 compare
- 23 Bahrain 20.14 compare
More health data for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -4.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,117 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 65,579 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.02 (2024)
- Child deaths 19,510 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 7.1 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.08 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 46,069 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5402 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 45,915 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) was 15.71 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 (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.71 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.27 in 2000.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) ranks 20th 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 (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) 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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