Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Central America
Central America: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 7.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Central America, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Central America is 7.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Central America peaked at 7.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2018.
That places Central America 17th out of 30 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Central America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.8% | — |
| 2001 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 6.6% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 6.4% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.5% | 7.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 14 Algeria 13.3% compare
- 15 Barbados 13.0% compare
- 15 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.0% compare
- 17 Armenia 12.9% compare
- 18 South Africa 12.8% compare
- 19 Mongolia 12.3% compare
- 19 North Macedonia 12.3% compare
More infrastructure data for Central America
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 17.2% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 80.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 3.1% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 2.8% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 1.2% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 1.2% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 0.4% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 3,586 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.91 (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 73.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Central America?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Central America was 7.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2018.
- How does Central America rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Central America ranks 17th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Central America 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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