Share of children who are overweight in Panama
Panama: Share of children who are overweight was 10.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are overweight in Panama, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children aged 0-59 months.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are overweight in Panama stood at 10.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Panama peaked at 11.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2000.
Panama ranks 28th 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.
Share of children who are overweight in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of children aged 0-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.3% | — |
| 2001 | 8.6% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 10.4% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 10.9% | -1.8% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 10.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.6%, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Panama's 10.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.9%, 1.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 8.3% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 10.6% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 10.9% | 11.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More reference data data for Panama
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0285 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1553 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Panama?
- Share of children who are overweight in Panama was 10.9% in 2024, according to UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Panama ranks 28th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are overweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%).