Prevalence of overweight in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Prevalence of overweight was 65.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 65.4% for prevalence of overweight in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 65.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 39.5%, in 1990.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd of 43 groups on this measure, 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.5% | — |
| 1991 | 40.4% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 41.3% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 42.2% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 43.1% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 44.0% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 44.9% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 45.7% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 46.6% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 47.4% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 48.2% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 49.0% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 49.8% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 50.5% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 51.3% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 52.1% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 52.8% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 53.6% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 54.4% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 55.2% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 56.1% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 56.9% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 57.7% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 58.5% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 59.3% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 60.1% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 60.9% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 61.7% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 62.4% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 63.2% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 63.9% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 64.7% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 65.4% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.5% | 39.5% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.7% | 48.2% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.7% | 56.1% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.7% | 63.9% | 65.4% | 3 |
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- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Prevalence of overweight in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 65.4% 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 65.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.5% in 1990.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd out of 43 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.