Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)
Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 65.27 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) stood at 65.27. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) peaked at 65.27 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 48, in 2000.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) 16th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
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 (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48 | — |
| 2001 | 48.8 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 49.61 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 50.37 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 51.15 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 51.92 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 52.68 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 53.48 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 54.29 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 55.08 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 55.91 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 56.74 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 57.54 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 58.39 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 59.21 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 59.97 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 60.77 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 61.5 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 62.29 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 63.05 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 63.78 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 64.53 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 65.27 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.54 | 48 | 55.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.54 | 55.91 | 63.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.53 | 63.78 | 65.27 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)
- 13 Saint Kitts and Nevis 75.46 compare
- 14 Mexico 73.38 compare
- 15 Egypt 73.35 compare
- 16 Iraq 73.25 compare
- 17 Marshall Islands 73.19 compare
- 18 Belize 72.78 compare
- 19 United States of America 72.43 compare
More health data for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -4.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,117 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 65,579 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.02 (2024)
- Child deaths 19,510 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 7.1 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.08 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 46,069 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5402 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 45,915 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) was 65.27 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 65.27 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 48 in 2000.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) ranks 16th 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 (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) 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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