Prevalence of overweight in Colombia
Colombia: Prevalence of overweight was 59.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Colombia, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 59.7% for prevalence of overweight in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Colombia peaked at 59.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 34.5%, in 1990.
Colombia ranks 74th 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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.5% | — |
| 1991 | 35.5% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 36.4% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 37.4% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 38.3% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 39.2% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 40.1% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 41.0% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 41.9% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 42.8% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 43.7% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 44.5% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 45.3% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 46.2% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 47.0% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 47.8% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 48.6% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 49.4% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 50.2% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 51.0% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 51.8% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 52.6% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 53.4% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 54.2% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 54.9% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 55.6% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 56.2% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 56.9% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 57.4% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 58.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 58.6% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 59.1% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 59.7% | +1.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 59.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.2%, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 59.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.5%, 93% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.7% | 34.5% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.4% | 43.7% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 51.8% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.2% | 58.6% | 59.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Colombia?
- Prevalence of overweight in Colombia was 59.7% 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.5% in 1990.
- How does Colombia rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Colombia ranks 74th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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.