Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Guatemala
Guatemala: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height was 3.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Guatemala, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Guatemala is 3.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Guatemala peaked at 6.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2020.
Guatemala ranks 124th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.2% | — |
| 2001 | 6.0% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 3.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 49% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 3.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.9%, 47% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 4.8% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.7% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More health data for Guatemala
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7968 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,202 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,022 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4059 % 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 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3488 % 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, weight for height in Guatemala?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Guatemala was 3.7% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2020.
- How does Guatemala rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Guatemala ranks 124th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.