Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 8.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 8.8% for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 8.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2000.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 9th of 33 groups on this measure, 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 Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.7% | — |
| 2001 | 6.8% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 8.8% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 6.7% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 7.2% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 8.1% | 8.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
More infrastructure data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 12.4% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 82.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 6.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 6.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 4.2% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 3.2% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 0.7% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 8,352 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.31 (2024)
- Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction 47.2% (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Latin America and the Caribbean was 8.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2000.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 9th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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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