Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in América Latina y el Caribe
América Latina y el Caribe: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 65.22 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in América Latina y el Caribe, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in América Latina y el Caribe stood at 65.22. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in América Latina y el Caribe peaked at 65.22 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 47.91, in 2000.
América Latina y el Caribe 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in América Latina y el Caribe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.91 | — |
| 2001 | 48.71 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 49.52 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 50.28 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 51.05 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 51.83 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 52.59 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 53.39 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 54.2 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 54.99 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 55.83 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 56.66 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 57.47 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 58.31 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 59.14 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 59.91 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 60.71 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 61.44 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 62.23 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 63 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 63.73 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 64.48 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 65.22 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.45 | 47.91 | 54.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.47 | 55.83 | 63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.48 | 63.73 | 65.22 | 3 |
Countries ranked near América Latina y el Caribe
- 17 Marshall Islands 73.19 compare
- 18 Belize 72.78 compare
- 19 United States of America 72.43 compare
- 20 Saudi Arabia 71.84 compare
- 21 Micronesia, Federated States of 71.71 compare
- 22 Panama 71.6 compare
- 23 Palau 71.33 compare
- 23 United Arab Emirates 71.33 compare
More health data for América Latina y el Caribe
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -4.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,095 (2100)
- Child deaths 19,510 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.02 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 65,579 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 46,069 (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 76,696 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in América Latina y el Caribe?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in América Latina y el Caribe was 65.22 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in América Latina y el Caribe?
- The highest recorded value was 65.22 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in América Latina y el Caribe?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.91 in 2000.
- How does América Latina y el Caribe rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- América Latina y el Caribe ranks 20th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in América Latina y el Caribe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this América Latina y el Caribe data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).