Adult obesity in Brazil
In Brazil, 30.1% of adults were obese in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1980.
Brazil, 2024
30.1%
Change from 2023
+1.0percentage points
Median of G20 countries, 2024
26.0%
Position in 2024
62nd of 196
Adult obesity in Brazil over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of adults aged 18+. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Brazil |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 30.1% |
| 2023 | 29.1% |
| 2022 | 28.2% |
| 2021 | 27.2% |
| 2020 | 26.2% |
| 2019 | 25.3% |
| 2018 | 24.4% |
| 2017 | 23.5% |
| 2016 | 22.6% |
| 2015 | 21.7% |
| 2014 | 20.8% |
| 2013 | 20.0% |
| 2012 | 19.1% |
| 2011 | 18.4% |
| 2010 | 17.6% |
| 2009 | 17.0% |
| 2008 | 16.3% |
| 2007 | 15.7% |
| 2006 | 15.2% |
| 2005 | 14.6% |
| 2004 | 14.1% |
| 2003 | 13.6% |
| 2002 | 13.2% |
| 2001 | 12.7% |
| 2000 | 12.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.0 percentage points from 29.1% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 20.8%, the figure has changed by +9.3 percentage points.
- Among the 196 countries with data for 2024, Brazil has the 62nd highest value.
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40.9%
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75.8 years
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Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
17.8 years
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Healthy life expectancy
63.8 years
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UHC service coverage
84
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Alcohol consumption
9.27 litres
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