Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in South America (UNSDG)
South America (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 15.87 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in South America (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
South America (UNSDG) recorded 15.87 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.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in South America (UNSDG) peaked at 15.87 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.42, in 2000.
South America (UNSDG) ranks 17th 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 South America (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.42 | — |
| 2001 | 5.7 | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 5.93 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 6.25 | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 6.6 | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 6.95 | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 7.3 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 7.71 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 8.14 | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 8.57 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 9.04 | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 9.5 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 9.98 | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 10.51 | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 11.03 | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 11.58 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 12.14 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 12.73 | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 13.3 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 13.93 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 14.55 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 15.2 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 15.87 | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.86 | 5.42 | 8.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.37 | 9.04 | 13.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.21 | 14.55 | 15.87 | 3 |
Countries ranked near South America (UNSDG)
- 14 Barbados 22.95 compare
- 15 Brunei Darussalam 22.11 compare
- 16 Belize 21.8 compare
- 17 United Arab Emirates 21.4 compare
- 18 Kuwait 21.23 compare
- 19 United States of America 20.6 compare
- 20 Micronesia, Federated States of 20.48 compare
More health data for South America (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 3,058 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 64.04 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 28.56 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.37 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 36.83 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.32 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 8.85 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 1.3 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0.2 (2024)
- Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 78.7 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in South America (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in South America (UNSDG) was 15.87 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in South America (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.87 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in South America (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.42 in 2000.
- How does South America (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- South America (UNSDG) ranks 17th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in South America (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America (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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