Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Mexico
Mexico: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 73.38 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Mexico, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Mexico stood at 73.38. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 Mexico peaked at 73.38 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 48.5, in 1990.
Mexico ranks 14th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 48.5 | — |
| 1991 | 49.79 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 51.07 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 52.32 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 53.53 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 54.7 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 55.84 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 56.93 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 57.97 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 58.96 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 59.9 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 60.77 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 61.6 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 62.37 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 63.11 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 63.83 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 64.52 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 65.19 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 65.86 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 66.51 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 67.17 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 67.81 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 68.44 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 69.04 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 69.61 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 70.15 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 70.66 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 71.15 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 71.61 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 72.05 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 72.5 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 72.94 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 73.38 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.96 | 48.5 | 58.96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.37 | 59.9 | 66.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.77 | 67.17 | 72.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.94 | 72.5 | 73.38 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Mexico?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Mexico was 73.38 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 73.38 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.5 in 1990.
- How does Mexico rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Mexico ranks 14th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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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