Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Brazil
Brazil: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 63 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
63
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
54th
of 193 countries
All-time high
63
in 2022
All-time low
35.26
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Brazil, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Brazil stood at 63. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Brazil peaked at 63 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 35.26, in 1990.
That places Brazil 54th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.26 | — |
| 1991 | 35.93 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 36.61 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 37.29 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 37.97 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 38.66 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 39.36 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 40.06 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 40.77 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 41.49 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 42.21 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 42.92 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 43.65 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 44.39 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 45.17 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 45.97 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 46.8 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 47.67 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 48.56 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 49.5 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 50.48 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 51.5 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 52.54 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 53.6 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 54.66 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 55.73 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 56.79 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 57.84 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 58.88 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 59.91 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 60.94 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 61.97 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 63 | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.34 | 35.26 | 41.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.68 | 42.21 | 49.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.19 | 50.48 | 59.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.97 | 60.94 | 63 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 51 Honduras 63.76 compare
- 52 Dominican Republic 63.31 compare
- 53 Guatemala 63.22 compare
- 55 Poland 62.74 compare
- 56 Antigua and Barbuda 62.67 compare
- 57 Saint Lucia 62.58 compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,496 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,476 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0322 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0335 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Brazil?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Brazil was 63 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 63 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.26 in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Brazil ranks 54th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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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