Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in South America (UNSDG)
South America (UNSDG): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 64.04 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in South America (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in South America (UNSDG) stood at 64.04. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in South America (UNSDG) peaked at 64.04 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 45.72, in 2000.
That places South America (UNSDG) 26th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 South America (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.72 | — |
| 2001 | 46.46 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 47.25 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 47.97 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 48.74 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 49.52 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 50.28 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 51.1 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 51.92 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 52.75 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 53.62 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 54.51 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 55.38 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 56.3 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 57.21 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 58.05 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 58.93 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 59.77 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 60.66 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 61.51 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 62.35 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 63.22 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 64.04 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.17 | 45.72 | 52.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.59 | 53.62 | 61.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.21 | 62.35 | 64.04 | 3 |
Countries ranked near South America (UNSDG)
- 23 Palau 71.33 compare
- 23 United Arab Emirates 71.33 compare
- 25 Syrian Arab Republic 71.11 compare
- 26 Jordan 69.85 compare
- 27 Brunei Darussalam 69.63 compare
- 28 Paraguay 69.11 compare
- 29 Palestine, State of 68.8 compare
More health data for South America (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 3,058 (2100)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 28.56 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.37 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 36.83 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 15.87 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.32 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 8.85 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 1.3 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0.2 (2024)
- Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 78.7 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in South America (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in South America (UNSDG) was 64.04 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in South America (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 64.04 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in South America (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.72 in 2000.
- How does South America (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- South America (UNSDG) ranks 26th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in South America (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America (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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