Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Paraguay
Paraguay: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 69.11 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
69.11
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
28th
of 193 countries
All-time high
69.11
in 2022
All-time low
41.91
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Paraguay, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Paraguay is 69.11, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 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 Paraguay peaked at 69.11 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 41.91, in 1990.
Paraguay ranks 28th 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 Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41.91 | — |
| 1991 | 42.79 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 43.68 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 44.58 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 45.47 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 46.37 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 47.28 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 48.18 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 49.08 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 49.97 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 50.85 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 51.71 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 52.56 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 53.4 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 54.24 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 55.07 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 55.9 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 56.73 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 57.56 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 58.4 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 59.25 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 60.11 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 60.96 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 61.81 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 62.66 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 63.5 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 64.33 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 65.15 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 65.96 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 66.76 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 67.55 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 68.33 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 69.11 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.93 | 41.91 | 49.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.64 | 50.85 | 58.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.05 | 59.25 | 66.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.33 | 67.55 | 69.11 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 25 Syrian Arab Republic 71.11 compare
- 26 Jordan 69.85 compare
- 27 Brunei Darussalam 69.63 compare
- 29 Palestine, State of 68.8 compare
- 30 Bahrain 68.69 compare
- 31 Argentina 68.42 compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2374 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,098 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 339 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0473 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 0.2653 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0495 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Paraguay?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Paraguay was 69.11 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 69.11 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.91 in 1990.
- How does Paraguay rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Paraguay ranks 28th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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