Prevalence of overweight in Brazil
Brazil: Prevalence of overweight was 63.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Brazil, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight in Brazil stood at 63.0%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Brazil peaked at 63.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 35.3%, in 1990.
Brazil ranks 55th 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 in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.3% | — |
| 1991 | 35.9% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 36.6% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 37.3% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 38.0% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 38.7% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 39.4% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 40.1% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 40.8% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 41.5% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 42.2% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 42.9% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 43.6% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 44.4% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 45.2% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 46.0% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 46.8% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 47.7% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 48.6% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 49.5% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 50.5% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 51.5% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 52.5% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 53.6% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 54.7% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 55.7% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 56.8% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 57.8% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 58.9% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 59.9% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 60.9% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 63.0% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.3% | 35.3% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.7% | 42.2% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 50.5% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.0% | 60.9% | 63.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 52 Honduras 63.8% compare
- 53 Dominican Republic 63.3% compare
- 54 Guatemala 63.2% compare
- 56 Poland 62.7% compare
- 57 Antigua and Barbuda 62.7% compare
- 58 Saint Lucia 62.6% compare
More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,496 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,476 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.66 % 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 0.0296 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.63 % 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 in Brazil?
- Prevalence of overweight in Brazil was 63.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 63.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.3% in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Brazil ranks 55th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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 (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults 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.