Prevalence of overweight, female in Ecuador
Ecuador: Prevalence of overweight, female was 69.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Ecuador, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 69.4% for prevalence of overweight, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Ecuador peaked at 69.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 51.5%, in 1990.
Ecuador ranks 49th of 196 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, female in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51.5% | — |
| 1991 | 52.2% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 53.0% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 53.7% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 54.4% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 55.1% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 55.8% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 56.5% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 57.1% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 57.8% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 58.4% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 59.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 59.6% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 60.1% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 60.6% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 61.1% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 61.5% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 62.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 62.5% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 63.4% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 63.9% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 64.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 65.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 65.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 66.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 66.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 67.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 67.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 68.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 68.5% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 68.9% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 69.4% | +0.7% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 69.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64.0%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 69.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 70.6%, 98% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.7% | 51.5% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.8% | 58.4% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 63.4% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.9% | 68.5% | 69.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 46 Türkiye 69.7% compare
- 46 United Arab Emirates 69.7% compare
- 48 Seychelles 69.5% compare
- 50 Honduras 69.4% compare
- 51 Dominican Republic 69.3% compare
- 52 Oman 68.8% compare
More health data for Ecuador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6766 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,324 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 354 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.67 % 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 0.0362 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.67 % 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 Ecuador?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Ecuador was 69.4% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.5% in 1990.
- How does Ecuador rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Ecuador ranks 49th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.