Prevalence of overweight, female in Colombia
Colombia: Prevalence of overweight, female was 62.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Colombia, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight, female in Colombia stood at 62.9%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Colombia peaked at 62.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 42.2%, in 1990.
That places Colombia 68th out of 196 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42.2% | — |
| 1991 | 43.1% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 44.0% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 44.8% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 45.6% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 46.4% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 47.2% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 48.0% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 48.7% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 49.4% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 50.0% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 50.6% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 51.2% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 51.8% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 52.3% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 52.9% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 53.4% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 54.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 54.6% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 55.2% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 55.8% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 56.5% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 57.1% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 57.8% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 58.5% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 59.1% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 59.7% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 60.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 60.8% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 61.4% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 61.9% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 62.4% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 62.9% | +0.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 62.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64.0%, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 62.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 70.6%, 89% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.9% | 42.2% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.6% | 50.0% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 55.8% | 61.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.4% | 61.9% | 62.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 65 Uzbekistan 63.9% compare
- 66 Azerbaijan 63.6% compare
- 67 Tunisia 63.3% compare
- 69 Georgia 62.4% compare
- 70 Trinidad and Tobago 62.0% compare
- 71 Greenland 61.6% compare
More health data for Colombia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3468 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,505 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 698 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3706 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0324 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3776 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, female in Colombia?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Colombia was 62.9% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.2% in 1990.
- How does Colombia rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Colombia ranks 68th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.