Children moderately or severely overweight in Central America
Central America: Children moderately or severely overweight was 1,053 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely overweight in Central America, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely overweight in Central America is 1,053 num th, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Central America peaked at 1,121 num th in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,016 num th, in 2020.
That places Central America 25th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Central America, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,121 num th | — |
| 2001 | 1,121 num th | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,121 num th | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,118 num th | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,113 num th | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1,104 num th | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 1,092 num th | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1,082 num th | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 1,075 num th | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1,070 num th | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1,068 num th | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,068 num th | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,069 num th | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,069 num th | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,066 num th | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,059 num th | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1,049 num th | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1,038 num th | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1,025 num th | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 1,018 num th | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1,016 num th | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,019 num th | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,026 num th | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1,039 num th | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 1,053 num th | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,102 num th | 1,070 num th | 1,121 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,053 num th | 1,018 num th | 1,069 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,030 num th | 1,016 num th | 1,053 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
More development goals data for Central America
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 149.3 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,656 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 161 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 161 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 105 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 104 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 115 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 117 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 5.91 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 2,588 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Central America?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Central America was 1,053 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 1,121 num th in 2001.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,016 num th in 2020.
- How does Central America rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Central America ranks 25th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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