Children moderately or severely overweight in Paraguay
Paraguay: Children moderately or severely overweight was 104.1 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Paraguay, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely overweight in Paraguay stood at 104.1 num th. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Paraguay peaked at 104.1 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45 num th, in 2000.
Paraguay ranks 65th 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 Paraguay, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45 num th | — |
| 2001 | 46 num th | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 46.8 num th | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 47.4 num th | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 48.1 num th | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 49.1 num th | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 50.4 num th | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 52.2 num th | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 54.3 num th | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 56.7 num th | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 59.4 num th | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 62.4 num th | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 65.7 num th | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 69.2 num th | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 72.9 num th | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 76.9 num th | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 80.9 num th | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 85.1 num th | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 89.1 num th | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 92.7 num th | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 95.8 num th | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 98.8 num th | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 100.9 num th | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 102.7 num th | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 104.1 num th | +1.4% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 104.1 num th is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.75 num th, 2.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 104.1 num th is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48 num th, 2.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.6 num th | 45 num th | 56.7 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.43 num th | 59.4 num th | 92.7 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.46 num th | 95.8 num th | 104.1 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More development goals data for Paraguay
- Red List Index 0.952 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.41 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,126 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 29 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,982 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Paraguay?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Paraguay was 104.1 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 104.1 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 45 num th in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Paraguay ranks 65th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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