Prevalence of overweight in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Prevalence of overweight was 64.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 64.7%, measured 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 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 64.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 38.9%, in 1990.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38.9% | — |
| 1991 | 39.8% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 40.7% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 41.5% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 42.4% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 43.3% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 44.2% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 45.0% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 45.9% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 46.7% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 47.5% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 48.3% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 49.1% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 49.8% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 50.6% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 51.4% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 52.1% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 52.9% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 53.7% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 54.5% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 55.3% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 56.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 57.0% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 57.8% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 58.6% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 59.4% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 60.2% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 61.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 61.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 62.5% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 63.2% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 64.7% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.8% | 38.9% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 47.5% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.0% | 55.3% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 63.2% | 64.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 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 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0369 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 0.8651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.3093 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Prevalence of overweight in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 64.7% 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 64.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.9% in 1990.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 5th out of 43 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.