Children moderately or severely overweight in Panama
Panama: Children moderately or severely overweight was 38.7 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Panama, 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 Panama is 38.7 num th, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Panama peaked at 44.4 num th in 2018 and was at its lowest, 28.2 num th, in 2000.
Panama ranks 104th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Panama, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.2 num th | — |
| 2001 | 29.5 num th | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 30.8 num th | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 31.9 num th | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 33 num th | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 34.1 num th | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 35.1 num th | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 36.1 num th | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 37.1 num th | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 38.1 num th | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 39 num th | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 40.1 num th | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 41.2 num th | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 42.1 num th | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 42.9 num th | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 43.6 num th | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 44 num th | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 44.3 num th | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 44.4 num th | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 44.1 num th | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 43.4 num th | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 42.4 num th | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 41.2 num th | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 39.9 num th | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 38.7 num th | -3.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 38.7 num th is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.8 num th, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Panama's 38.7 num th is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48 num th, 81% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.39 num th | 28.2 num th | 38.1 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.57 num th | 39 num th | 44.4 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.12 num th | 38.7 num th | 43.4 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More development goals data for Panama
- Red List Index 0.7539 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.39 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 860.74 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 45 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 45 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 9 (2025)
- Infant deaths 855 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Panama?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Panama was 38.7 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 44.4 num th in 2018.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2 num th in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Panama ranks 104th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. 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 Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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