Obesity in adults — all countries

Obesity in adults — Paraguay

Obesity in adults in Paraguay in 2024 — 34.7%. Ranked 161 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 26.4 pp.

2024 34.7% +0.8 pp vs 2023
World rank 161of 199
Period maximum 34.7%2024
Period minimum 8.3%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Obesity in adults — Paraguay, 1980–202401020304019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 8.3%1981: 8.6%1982: 8.9%1983: 9.2%1984: 9.5%1985: 9.9%1986: 10.3%1987: 10.7%1988: 11.1%1989: 11.5%1990: 12%1991: 12.4%1992: 12.9%1993: 13.4%1994: 13.9%1995: 14.4%1996: 15%1997: 15.5%1998: 16.1%1999: 16.7%2000: 17.3%2001: 17.9%2002: 18.5%2003: 19.1%2004: 19.7%2005: 20.3%2006: 20.9%2007: 21.5%2008: 22.2%2009: 22.8%2010: 23.5%2011: 24.2%2012: 25%2013: 25.7%2014: 26.5%2015: 27.3%2016: 28.1%2017: 28.9%2018: 29.7%2019: 30.5%2020: 31.3%2021: 32.2%2022: 33%2023: 33.8%2024: 34.7%
Change over the period: +26.4 pp Annual average: 0.6 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Paraguay 34.7%
World computed 16.1%
Latin America & Caribbean computed 31.4%
South America computed 30.2%
Obesity in adults — Paraguay, by year Paraguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 34.7 +0.8 pp
2023 33.8 +0.8 pp
2022 33 +0.8 pp
2021 32.2 +0.8 pp
2020 31.3 +0.8 pp
2019 30.5 +0.8 pp
2018 29.7 +0.8 pp
2017 28.9 +0.8 pp
2016 28.1 +0.8 pp
2015 27.3 +0.8 pp
2014 26.5 +0.8 pp
2013 25.7 +0.8 pp
2012 25 +0.7 pp
2011 24.2 +0.7 pp
2010 23.5 +0.7 pp
2009 22.8 +0.7 pp
2008 22.2 +0.6 pp
2007 21.5 +0.6 pp
2006 20.9 +0.6 pp
2005 20.3 +0.6 pp
2004 19.7 +0.6 pp
2003 19.1 +0.6 pp
2002 18.5 +0.6 pp
2001 17.9 +0.6 pp
2000 17.3 +0.6 pp
1999 16.7 +0.6 pp
1998 16.1 +0.6 pp
1997 15.5 +0.6 pp
1996 15 +0.5 pp
1995 14.4 +0.5 pp
1994 13.9 +0.5 pp
1993 13.4 +0.5 pp
1992 12.9 +0.5 pp
1991 12.4 +0.5 pp
1990 12 +0.4 pp
1989 11.5 +0.4 pp
1988 11.1 +0.4 pp
1987 10.7 +0.4 pp
1986 10.3 +0.4 pp
1985 9.9 +0.4 pp
1984 9.5 +0.3 pp
1983 9.2 +0.3 pp
1982 8.9 +0.3 pp
1981 8.6 +0.3 pp
1980 8.3

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.