Share of children who are overweight or obese in Brazil
Brazil: Share of children who are overweight or obese was 10.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Brazil, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are overweight or obese in Brazil stood at 10.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight or obese in Brazil peaked at 10.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2000.
Brazil ranks 27th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 6.1% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 7.4% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 9.5% | 10.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight or obese in Brazil?
- Share of children who are overweight or obese in Brazil was 10.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for share of children who are overweight or obese?
- Brazil ranks 27th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children under five years old that are defined as overweight or obese. A child is classified as overweight if their weight-for-height is more than two standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.