Children moderately or severely overweight in Guatemala
Guatemala: Children moderately or severely overweight was 69.5 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
69.5 num th
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
81st
of 180 countries
All-time high
116.1 num th
in 2000
All-time low
69.3 num th
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Children moderately or severely overweight in Guatemala, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely overweight in Guatemala stood at 69.5 num th.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Guatemala peaked at 116.1 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 69.3 num th, in 2023.
Guatemala ranks 81st of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 116.1 num th | — |
| 2001 | 115 num th | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 113.3 num th | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 111.1 num th | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 108.5 num th | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 105.5 num th | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 102.3 num th | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 99.1 num th | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 96 num th | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 93 num th | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 90.2 num th | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 87.7 num th | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 85.5 num th | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 83.5 num th | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 81.7 num th | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 79.7 num th | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 78.1 num th | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 76.8 num th | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 75.3 num th | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 73.8 num th | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 72.5 num th | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 71 num th | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 69.8 num th | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 69.3 num th | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 69.5 num th | +0.3% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 69.5 num th is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.75 num th, 1.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 69.5 num th is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48 num th, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 105.99 num th | 93 num th | 116.1 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.23 num th | 73.8 num th | 90.2 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.42 num th | 69.3 num th | 72.5 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 78 Dominican Republic 74.5 num th compare
- 79 Republic of Korea 70.5 num th compare
- 79 South Korea 70.5 num th compare
- 82 South Sudan 65.6 num th compare
- 83 Ecuador 64.5 num th compare
- 84 Sierra Leone 63.9 num th compare
More development goals data for Guatemala
- Red List Index 0.7337 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 197.07 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 705.49 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 75 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 75 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 75 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 21 (2025)
- Infant deaths 6,486 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Guatemala?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Guatemala was 69.5 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 116.1 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.3 num th in 2023.
- How does Guatemala rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Guatemala ranks 81st out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala 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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