Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Panama
Panama: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 10.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Panama, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Panama stood at 10.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Panama peaked at 11.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2000.
That places Panama 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 Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.3% | — |
| 2001 | 8.6% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 10.4% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 10.9% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 8.3% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 10.6% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 10.9% | 11.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More infrastructure data for Panama
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.98 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 156.59 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 774,060 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 17.36 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1736 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.18 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 774,060 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.57 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Panama?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Panama 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Panama ranks 28th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama 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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