Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — El Salvador

Overweight in adults in El Salvador in 2024 — 66.8%. Ranked 156 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 33 pp.

2024 66.8% +0.4 pp vs 2023
World rank 156of 199
Period maximum 66.8%2024
Period minimum 33.8%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — El Salvador, 1980–2024304050607019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 33.8%1981: 34.8%1982: 35.7%1983: 36.7%1984: 37.6%1985: 38.6%1986: 39.6%1987: 40.6%1988: 41.6%1989: 42.6%1990: 43.6%1991: 44.6%1992: 45.7%1993: 46.7%1994: 47.7%1995: 48.7%1996: 49.7%1997: 50.6%1998: 51.6%1999: 52.5%2000: 53.4%2001: 54.3%2002: 55.1%2003: 55.9%2004: 56.6%2005: 57.3%2006: 58%2007: 58.6%2008: 59.3%2009: 59.9%2010: 60.5%2011: 61.1%2012: 61.7%2013: 62.2%2014: 62.7%2015: 63.2%2016: 63.7%2017: 64.2%2018: 64.6%2019: 65%2020: 65.4%2021: 65.7%2022: 66.1%2023: 66.5%2024: 66.8%
Change over the period: +33 pp Annual average: 0.75 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

El Salvador 66.8%
World computed 43.7%
Latin America & Caribbean computed 66.7%
Central America computed 72%
Overweight in adults — El Salvador, by year El Salvador All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 66.8 +0.4 pp
2023 66.5 +0.4 pp
2022 66.1 +0.4 pp
2021 65.7 +0.4 pp
2020 65.4 +0.4 pp
2019 65 +0.4 pp
2018 64.6 +0.4 pp
2017 64.2 +0.4 pp
2016 63.7 +0.5 pp
2015 63.2 +0.5 pp
2014 62.7 +0.5 pp
2013 62.2 +0.5 pp
2012 61.7 +0.6 pp
2011 61.1 +0.6 pp
2010 60.5 +0.6 pp
2009 59.9 +0.6 pp
2008 59.3 +0.6 pp
2007 58.6 +0.7 pp
2006 58 +0.7 pp
2005 57.3 +0.7 pp
2004 56.6 +0.7 pp
2003 55.9 +0.8 pp
2002 55.1 +0.8 pp
2001 54.3 +0.9 pp
2000 53.4 +0.9 pp
1999 52.5 +0.9 pp
1998 51.6 +1 pp
1997 50.6 +1 pp
1996 49.7 +1 pp
1995 48.7 +1 pp
1994 47.7 +1 pp
1993 46.7 +1 pp
1992 45.7 +1 pp
1991 44.6 +1 pp
1990 43.6 +1 pp
1989 42.6 +1 pp
1988 41.6 +1 pp
1987 40.6 +1 pp
1986 39.6 +1 pp
1985 38.6 +1 pp
1984 37.6 +1 pp
1983 36.7 +0.9 pp
1982 35.7 +0.9 pp
1981 34.8 +0.9 pp
1980 33.8

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 25 kg/m² and above. The threshold of 25 separates normal weight from excess weight, and this indicator includes everyone who is obese as well — that is, it is always larger than the obesity indicator rather than complementing it. The difference between the two series is the share of people with excess weight but without obesity.

Important: It includes obesity, so the two indicators cannot be added. The aggregate by group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one.

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