Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)
Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 65.21 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) recorded 65.21 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is 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 Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 65.21 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 47.9, in 2000.
Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 21st of 156 groups on this measure, 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 Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.9 | — |
| 2001 | 48.7 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 49.51 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 50.27 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 51.04 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 51.82 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 52.58 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 53.38 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 54.19 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 54.98 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 55.82 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 56.65 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 57.46 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 58.3 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 59.13 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 59.9 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 60.7 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 61.43 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 62.23 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 62.99 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 63.72 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 64.47 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 65.21 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.44 | 47.9 | 54.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.46 | 55.82 | 62.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.47 | 63.72 | 65.21 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- 18 Belize 72.78 compare
- 19 United States 72.43 compare
- 20 Saudi Arabia 71.84 compare
- 21 Micronesia (country) 71.71 compare
- 22 Panama 71.6 compare
- 23 Palau 71.33 compare
- 23 United Arab Emirates 71.33 compare
More health data for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -4.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,092 (2100)
- Child deaths 19,504 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.02 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 65,564 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 46,060 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 7.1 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.08 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5402 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 76,656 (2024)
All data for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 65.21 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 65.21 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.9 in 2000.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 21st out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.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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