Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Brazil
Brazil: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 10.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Brazil, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Brazil stood at 10.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Brazil peaked at 10.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2000.
That places Brazil 28th out of 148 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.1% | — |
| 2001 | 6.2% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 10.5% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 10.9% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 6.1% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 7.4% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 9.5% | 10.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More infrastructure data for Brazil
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 216.08 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 101.93 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 22.55 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.63 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1063 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -11.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 22.55 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.02 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Brazil?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Brazil was 10.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Brazil ranks 28th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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