Prevalence of overweight, female in Venezuela
Venezuela: Prevalence of overweight, female was 53.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Venezuela, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight, female in Venezuela is 53.8%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Venezuela peaked at 56.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 1990.
Venezuela ranks 103rd of 196 countries on this measure, 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 Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.0% | — |
| 1991 | 47.8% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 48.6% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 49.5% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 50.2% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 51.0% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 51.7% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 52.4% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 53.0% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 53.6% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 54.1% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 54.6% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 55.0% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 55.3% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 55.5% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 55.7% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 55.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 56.0% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 56.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 56.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 56.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 56.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 56.1% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 56.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 55.8% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 55.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 55.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 55.1% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 54.8% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 54.5% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 54.1% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 53.8% | -0.6% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 53.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.9%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 53.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 70.6%, 76% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.5% | 47.0% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.4% | 54.1% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.7% | 54.8% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.1% | 53.8% | 54.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, female in Venezuela?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Venezuela was 53.8% 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 56.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 1990.
- How does Venezuela rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Venezuela ranks 103rd out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.