Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Americas (UNSDG)
Americas (UNSDG): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 67.5 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Americas (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Americas (UNSDG) recorded 67.5 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Americas (UNSDG) peaked at 67.5 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 53.11, in 2000.
Americas (UNSDG) ranks 10th of 156 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Americas (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.11 | — |
| 2001 | 53.87 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 54.67 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 55.41 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 56.11 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 56.81 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 57.52 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 58.23 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 58.92 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 59.57 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 60.24 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 60.9 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 61.52 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 62.16 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 62.79 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 63.38 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 64 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 64.57 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 65.18 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 65.78 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 66.36 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 66.95 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 67.5 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.42 | 53.11 | 59.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.05 | 60.24 | 65.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.93 | 66.36 | 67.5 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Americas (UNSDG)
More health data for Americas (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 9,479 (2100)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 33.91 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.19 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 37.56 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 16.96 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.12 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 9.25 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Americas (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Americas (UNSDG) was 67.5 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Americas (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 67.5 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Americas (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.11 in 2000.
- How does Americas (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Americas (UNSDG) ranks 10th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Americas (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas (UNSDG) 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.
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