Prevalence of overweight, female in Mexico
Mexico: Prevalence of overweight, female was 75.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Mexico, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 75.3% for prevalence of overweight, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Mexico peaked at 75.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 48.4%, in 1990.
That places Mexico 23rd out of 196 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, female in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 48.4% | — |
| 1991 | 49.9% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 51.4% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 52.8% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 54.1% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 55.4% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 56.6% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 57.8% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 58.9% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 59.9% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 60.9% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 61.7% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 62.5% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 63.3% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 64.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 64.7% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 65.3% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 66.7% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 67.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 68.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 69.5% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 70.2% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 70.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 71.5% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 72.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 72.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 73.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 73.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 74.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 74.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 75.3% | +0.7% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 75.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64.0%, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 75.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 70.6%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.5% | 48.4% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.3% | 60.9% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.1% | 68.0% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.8% | 74.3% | 75.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 20 Puerto Rico 75.6% compare
- 21 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 75.4% compare
- 22 Dominica 75.4% compare
- 24 Jamaica 74.4% compare
- 25 Saudi Arabia 73.7% compare
- 26 Jordan 73.4% compare
More health data for Mexico
- 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 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,312 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,760 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9607 % 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 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.9678 % 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 Mexico?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Mexico was 75.3% 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 75.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.4% in 1990.
- How does Mexico rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Mexico ranks 23rd out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.