Prevalence of overweight, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Prevalence of overweight, female was 67.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 67.3% for prevalence of overweight, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 67.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 42.1%, in 1990.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 5th out of 43 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42.1% | — |
| 1991 | 43.0% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 43.8% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 44.6% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 45.4% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 46.2% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 47.0% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 47.8% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 48.5% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 49.3% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 50.0% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 50.7% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 51.4% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 52.0% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 52.7% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 53.4% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 54.1% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 54.8% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 55.5% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 56.3% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 57.1% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 58.0% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 58.8% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 59.7% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 60.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 61.5% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 62.3% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 63.2% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 64.9% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 65.7% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 66.5% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 67.3% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.8% | 42.1% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.1% | 50.0% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.0% | 57.1% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.5% | 65.7% | 67.3% | 3 |
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More health data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 0.651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.037 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.8899 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 67.3% 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 67.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.1% in 1990.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th out of 43 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.