Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Mexico
Mexico: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 7.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Mexico, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Mexico stood at 7.4%. 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, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Mexico peaked at 7.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2014.
Mexico ranks 59th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 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% |
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
- 56 Dominican Republic 7.5% compare
- 56 Equatorial Guinea 7.5% compare
- 56 Lesotho 7.5% compare
- 60 Fiji 7.3% compare
- 61 Colombia 6.8% compare
- 61 Saint Lucia 6.8% compare
More infrastructure data for Mexico
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 152.44 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 116.49 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 29.52 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 22.56 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2256 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 29.52 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.16 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 Mexico?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Mexico was 7.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2014.
- How does Mexico rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Mexico ranks 59th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 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 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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