Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Mexico
Mexico: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height was 7.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Mexico, 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 Mexico is 7.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Mexico peaked at 7.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2014.
Mexico ranks 65th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.3% | — |
| 2001 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 7.4% | +2.8% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 7.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 99% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 7.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.9%, 94% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 6.9% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 6.8% | 7.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 62 Dominican Republic 7.5% compare
- 62 Equatorial Guinea 7.5% compare
- 62 Lesotho 7.5% compare
- 66 Fiji 7.3% compare
- 66 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 7.3% compare
- 68 Colombia 6.8% compare
- 68 Saint Lucia 6.8% compare
More health data for Mexico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,312 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,760 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9607 % 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 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.9678 % 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 Mexico?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Mexico was 7.4% 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2014.
- How does Mexico rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Mexico ranks 65th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mexico 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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About this data
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.