Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions)
Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions): 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 (World Bank regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) stood at 65.27. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 (World Bank regions) peaked at 65.27 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 48, in 2000.
Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) ranks 16th of 156 groups on this measure, 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 (World Bank regions), 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 |
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- 13 Saint Kitts and Nevis 75.46 compare
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- 17 Marshall Islands 73.19 compare
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- 19 United States 72.43 compare
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All data for Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) 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 (World Bank regions)?
- 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 (World Bank regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 48 in 2000.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Latin America and the Caribbean (World Bank regions) 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 (World Bank regions)?
- 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 (World Bank 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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