Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Colombia
Colombia: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 59.72 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Colombia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 59.72 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Colombia peaked at 59.72 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 34.54, in 1990.
That places Colombia 72nd 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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.54 | — |
| 1991 | 35.47 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 36.41 | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 37.35 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 38.28 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 39.21 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 40.12 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 41.03 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 41.93 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 42.81 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 43.68 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 44.52 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 45.34 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 46.16 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 46.97 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 47.78 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 48.58 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 49.39 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 50.2 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 51.01 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 51.82 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 52.63 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 53.41 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 54.17 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 54.9 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 55.59 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 56.24 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 56.85 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 57.44 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 58.02 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 58.59 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 59.15 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 59.72 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.71 | 34.54 | 42.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.36 | 43.68 | 51.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.11 | 51.82 | 58.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.15 | 58.59 | 59.72 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Colombia?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Colombia was 59.72 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.72 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.54 in 1990.
- How does Colombia rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Colombia ranks 72nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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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