Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in South America
South America: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 9.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in South 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 South America is 9.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in South America peaked at 9.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2000.
South America ranks 4th of 30 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 South America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.8% | — |
| 2001 | 6.9% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 9.9% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 6.8% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 7.6% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 9.0% | 9.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
More infrastructure data for South America
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 9.9% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 83.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 2.6% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 3.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 2.6% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 1.3% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 0.8% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 4,428 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 7.62 (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 67.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in South America?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in South America was 9.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2000.
- How does South America rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- South America ranks 4th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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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