Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Americas (WHO regions)
Americas (WHO regions): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 67.48 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Americas (WHO regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Americas (WHO regions) recorded 67.48 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 (WHO regions) peaked at 67.48 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 53.08, in 2000.
Americas (WHO regions) ranks 11th 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 (WHO regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.08 | — |
| 2001 | 53.84 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 54.64 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 55.38 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 56.08 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 56.78 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 57.49 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 58.2 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 58.89 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 59.54 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 60.21 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 60.87 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 61.49 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 62.13 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 62.76 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 63.35 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 63.97 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 64.55 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 65.16 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 65.76 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 66.34 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 66.93 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 67.48 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.39 | 53.08 | 59.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.02 | 60.21 | 65.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.91 | 66.34 | 67.48 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Americas (WHO regions)
More health data for Americas (WHO regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -3.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 9,478 (2100)
- Child deaths 23,428 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.04 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 76,643 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 1.75 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 53,215 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 5.78 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 79,646 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 58,457 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Americas (WHO regions)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Americas (WHO regions) was 67.48 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Americas (WHO regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 67.48 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Americas (WHO regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.08 in 2000.
- How does Americas (WHO regions) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Americas (WHO regions) ranks 11th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Americas (WHO regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas (WHO regions) 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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