Share of children who are overweight or obese in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of children who are overweight or obese was 15.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Paraguay, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 15.4% for share of children who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight or obese in Paraguay peaked at 15.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2000.
That places Paraguay 7th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.6% | — |
| 2001 | 6.8% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 15.1% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 15.4% | +2.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 15.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 2.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 15.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.9%, 1.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 6.6% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 9.6% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 14.0% | 15.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More reference data data for Paraguay
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.18 (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight or obese in Paraguay?
- Share of children who are overweight or obese in Paraguay was 15.4% 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of children who are overweight or obese?
- Paraguay ranks 7th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.