Overweight adults in Panama
71.6%
% of adults (BMI ≥ 25) · 2022
22nd highest of 196 countries
In 2012: 62.2%
Nearby in the ranking
- United States of America 72.4%
- Saudi Arabia 71.8%
- Micronesia 71.7%
- Panama 71.6%
- Palau 71.3%
- United Arab Emirates 71.3%
- Syria 71.1%
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About the data
Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.
- Unit
- % of adults (BMI ≥ 25)
- Years
- 1990–2022
- Data as of
- 2026-09-28
- Source
- World Bank
- License
- CC BY 4.0
- Credit
- World Bank, Health Nutrition and Population Statistics (SH.STA.OWAD.ZS), CC BY 4.0