Share of men who are overweight or obese in Brazil
Brazil: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 63.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or obese in Brazil, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 63.4% for share of men who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in Brazil peaked at 63.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 1980.
Brazil ranks 65th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.0% | 23.5% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.9% | 31.6% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.1% | 41.0% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 50.2% | 58.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 59.8% | 63.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in Brazil?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Brazil was 63.4% 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 men who are overweight or obese recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 63.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 1980.
- How does Brazil rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Brazil ranks 65th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. 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 men who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in metres squared.