Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Mercosur

Overweight in adults in Mercosur in 2024 — 66.1%. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 35.5 pp.

2024 66.1% +0.9 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 66.1%2024
Period minimum 30.6%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Mercosur, 1980–2024304050607019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 30.6%1981: 31.2%1982: 31.7%1983: 32.3%1984: 33%1985: 33.6%1986: 34.2%1987: 34.9%1988: 35.5%1989: 36.2%1990: 36.9%1991: 37.6%1992: 38.3%1993: 39%1994: 39.8%1995: 40.5%1996: 41.2%1997: 41.9%1998: 42.7%1999: 43.4%2000: 44.1%2001: 44.9%2002: 45.6%2003: 46.3%2004: 47.1%2005: 47.9%2006: 48.7%2007: 49.5%2008: 50.4%2009: 51.3%2010: 52.3%2011: 53.3%2012: 54.3%2013: 55.3%2014: 56.3%2015: 57.3%2016: 58.4%2017: 59.4%2018: 60.3%2019: 61.3%2020: 62.3%2021: 63.3%2022: 64.2%2023: 65.2%2024: 66.1%
Change over the period: +35.5 pp Annual average: 0.81 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Mercosur 66.1%
World computed 43.7%
Overweight in adults — Mercosur, by year Mercosur All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 66.1 +0.9 pp
2023 65.2 +0.9 pp
2022 64.2 +1 pp
2021 63.3 +1 pp
2020 62.3 +1 pp
2019 61.3 +1 pp
2018 60.3 +1 pp
2017 59.4 +1 pp
2016 58.4 +1 pp
2015 57.3 +1 pp
2014 56.3 +1 pp
2013 55.3 +1 pp
2012 54.3 +1 pp
2011 53.3 +1 pp
2010 52.3 +1 pp
2009 51.3 +0.9 pp
2008 50.4 +0.9 pp
2007 49.5 +0.8 pp
2006 48.7 +0.8 pp
2005 47.9 +0.8 pp
2004 47.1 +0.8 pp
2003 46.3 +0.7 pp
2002 45.6 +0.7 pp
2001 44.9 +0.7 pp
2000 44.1 +0.7 pp
1999 43.4 +0.7 pp
1998 42.7 +0.7 pp
1997 41.9 +0.7 pp
1996 41.2 +0.7 pp
1995 40.5 +0.7 pp
1994 39.8 +0.7 pp
1993 39 +0.7 pp
1992 38.3 +0.7 pp
1991 37.6 +0.7 pp
1990 36.9 +0.7 pp
1989 36.2 +0.7 pp
1988 35.5 +0.7 pp
1987 34.9 +0.7 pp
1986 34.2 +0.6 pp
1985 33.6 +0.6 pp
1984 33 +0.6 pp
1983 32.3 +0.6 pp
1982 31.7 +0.6 pp
1981 31.2 +0.6 pp
1980 30.6

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.