Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions)
Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions): 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 (World Bank regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) recorded 15.71 for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in 2022. 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 (World Bank regions) peaked at 15.71 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.27, in 2000.
Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) 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 (World Bank regions), 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 |
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More health data for Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,103 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 65.27 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 29.82 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.49 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 36.17 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.48 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 9.71 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 1.3 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0.3 (2024)
All data for Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) 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 (World Bank regions)?
- 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 (World Bank regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.27 in 2000.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) 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 (World Bank regions)?
- 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 (World Bank 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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