Obesity in adults — all countries

Obesity in adults — Guatemala

Obesity in adults in Guatemala in 2024 — 28%. Ranked 126 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 24 pp.

2024 28% +0.7 pp vs 2023
World rank 126of 199
Period maximum 28%2024
Period minimum 4%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Obesity in adults — Guatemala, 1980–2024010203019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 4%1981: 4.2%1982: 4.5%1983: 4.7%1984: 5%1985: 5.2%1986: 5.5%1987: 5.8%1988: 6.1%1989: 6.5%1990: 6.9%1991: 7.2%1992: 7.6%1993: 8.1%1994: 8.5%1995: 9%1996: 9.5%1997: 10%1998: 10.6%1999: 11.1%2000: 11.7%2001: 12.3%2002: 12.9%2003: 13.5%2004: 14.1%2005: 14.8%2006: 15.4%2007: 16%2008: 16.7%2009: 17.3%2010: 18%2011: 18.7%2012: 19.4%2013: 20.1%2014: 20.9%2015: 21.6%2016: 22.3%2017: 23%2018: 23.7%2019: 24.4%2020: 25.1%2021: 25.8%2022: 26.5%2023: 27.2%2024: 28%
Change over the period: +24 pp Annual average: 0.54 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guatemala

Guatemala 28%
World computed 16.1%
Latin America & Caribbean computed 31.4%
Central America computed 35.7%
Obesity in adults — Guatemala, by year Guatemala All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 28 +0.7 pp
2023 27.2 +0.7 pp
2022 26.5 +0.7 pp
2021 25.8 +0.7 pp
2020 25.1 +0.7 pp
2019 24.4 +0.7 pp
2018 23.7 +0.7 pp
2017 23 +0.7 pp
2016 22.3 +0.7 pp
2015 21.6 +0.7 pp
2014 20.9 +0.7 pp
2013 20.1 +0.7 pp
2012 19.4 +0.7 pp
2011 18.7 +0.7 pp
2010 18 +0.7 pp
2009 17.3 +0.7 pp
2008 16.7 +0.7 pp
2007 16 +0.6 pp
2006 15.4 +0.6 pp
2005 14.8 +0.6 pp
2004 14.1 +0.6 pp
2003 13.5 +0.6 pp
2002 12.9 +0.6 pp
2001 12.3 +0.6 pp
2000 11.7 +0.6 pp
1999 11.1 +0.6 pp
1998 10.6 +0.5 pp
1997 10 +0.5 pp
1996 9.5 +0.5 pp
1995 9 +0.5 pp
1994 8.5 +0.4 pp
1993 8.1 +0.4 pp
1992 7.6 +0.4 pp
1991 7.2 +0.4 pp
1990 6.9 +0.4 pp
1989 6.5 +0.3 pp
1988 6.1 +0.3 pp
1987 5.8 +0.3 pp
1986 5.5 +0.3 pp
1985 5.2 +0.3 pp
1984 5 +0.3 pp
1983 4.7 +0.2 pp
1982 4.5 +0.2 pp
1981 4.2 +0.2 pp
1980 4

Central America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index of 30 kg/m² and above. The series has been kept since 1980 and shows one of the fastest changes in the health of populations in the whole history of observation: in most countries the share has grown two- to threefold. The top of the ranking is held not by rich countries, as one might expect, but by the islands of Oceania and the Persian Gulf, where the shift to purchased food happened within one generation.

Important: The aggregate by country group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one: the share of adults differs between countries by a factor of about 1.5, so young countries get a slightly larger weight than they should.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.