Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in El Salvador
El Salvador: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 66.17 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
66.17
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
40th
of 193 countries
All-time high
66.17
in 2022
All-time low
43.77
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in El Salvador, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in El Salvador is 66.17, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in El Salvador peaked at 66.17 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 43.77, in 1990.
El Salvador ranks 40th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43.77 | — |
| 1991 | 44.8 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 45.83 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 46.84 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 47.84 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 48.84 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 49.82 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 50.78 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 51.72 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 52.64 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 53.52 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 54.36 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 55.17 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 55.93 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 56.67 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 57.37 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 58.05 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 58.71 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 59.34 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 59.96 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 60.56 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 61.14 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 61.71 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 62.25 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 62.76 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 63.25 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 63.72 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 64.16 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 64.58 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 64.98 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 65.38 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 65.78 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 66.17 | +0.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 66.17 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.16, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 66.17 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 63.53, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.29 | 43.77 | 52.64 | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.91 | 53.52 | 59.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.91 | 60.56 | 64.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.78 | 65.38 | 66.17 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in El Salvador?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in El Salvador was 66.17 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 66.17 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.77 in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- El Salvador ranks 40th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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