Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ECLAC_Latin America
ECLAC_Latin America: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 65.27 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ECLAC_Latin America, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ECLAC_Latin America stood at 65.27. 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 ECLAC_Latin America peaked at 65.27 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 47.93, in 2000.
That places ECLAC_Latin America 19th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 ECLAC_Latin America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.93 | — |
| 2001 | 48.72 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 49.53 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 50.29 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 51.06 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 51.84 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 52.6 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 53.4 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 54.21 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 55 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 55.85 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 56.67 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 57.49 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 58.33 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 59.17 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 59.93 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 60.74 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 61.47 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 62.27 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 63.04 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 63.77 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 64.53 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 65.27 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.46 | 47.93 | 55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.5 | 55.85 | 63.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.52 | 63.77 | 65.27 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC_Latin America
- 16 Iraq 73.25 compare
- 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
More health data for ECLAC_Latin America
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,053 (2100)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 29.72 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.46 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 36.17 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 15.67 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.44 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 9.66 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ECLAC_Latin America?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ECLAC_Latin America was 65.27 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ECLAC_Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 65.27 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ECLAC_Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.93 in 2000.
- How does ECLAC_Latin America rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- ECLAC_Latin America ranks 19th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in ECLAC_Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC_Latin America 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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