Prevalence of overweight (% of adults) in Venezuela
Venezuela: Prevalence of overweight (% of adults) was 53.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Venezuela, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 53.5% for prevalence of overweight in 2022.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Venezuela peaked at 57.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 46.6%, in 1990.
Venezuela ranks 112th 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 (% of adults) in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.6% | — |
| 1991 | 47.5% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 48.5% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 49.4% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 50.3% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 51.1% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 51.9% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 52.7% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 53.4% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 54.1% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 54.7% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 55.2% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 55.7% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 56.0% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 56.4% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 56.6% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 56.8% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 57.0% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 57.0% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 57.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 57.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 57.0% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 57.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 56.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 56.6% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 56.3% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 56.0% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 55.6% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 55.2% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 54.8% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 54.4% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 53.9% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 53.5% | -0.8% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 53.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 39.5%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 53.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.5%, 83% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.5% | 46.6% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.3% | 54.7% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.2% | 54.8% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.9% | 53.5% | 54.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Venezuela?
- Prevalence of overweight in Venezuela was 53.5% 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 57.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.6% in 1990.
- How does Venezuela rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Venezuela ranks 112th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. 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 (% 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.