Share of men who are obese in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of men who are obese was 29.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are obese in Paraguay, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 29.3% for share of men who are obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are obese in Paraguay peaked at 29.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1980.
Paraguay ranks 41st of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.6% | 6.1% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.8% | 9.6% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 14.8% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 20.3% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 26.6% | 29.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are obese in Paraguay?
- Share of men who are obese in Paraguay was 29.3% 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 men who are obese recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are obese recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1980.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of men who are obese?
- Paraguay ranks 41st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are obese rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. 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 men who are obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) equal to, or greater than, 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared.