Share of women who are overweight or obese in Panama
Panama: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 77.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Panama, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women who are overweight or obese in Panama is 77.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Panama peaked at 77.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.2%, in 1980.
Panama ranks 17th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 31.2% | — |
| 1981 | 32.2% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 33.2% | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 34.2% | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 35.2% | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 36.3% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 37.3% | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 38.5% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 39.6% | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 40.7% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 41.9% | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 43.1% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 44.2% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 45.4% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 46.6% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 47.8% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 49.0% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 50.2% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 51.4% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 52.5% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 53.6% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 54.7% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 55.8% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 56.8% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 57.9% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 58.9% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 59.9% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 60.9% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 61.9% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 64.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 65.1% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 66.2% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 67.3% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 68.3% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 69.4% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 70.4% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 71.4% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 72.3% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 73.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 74.1% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 75.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 75.8% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 76.7% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 77.5% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.8% | 31.2% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.2% | 41.9% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.3% | 53.6% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.8% | 64.0% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 74.1% | 77.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 14 Chile 80.6% compare
- 15 Micronesia (country) 78.5% compare
- 16 Iraq 77.7% compare
- 18 Puerto Rico 77.4% compare
- 19 Saint Lucia 77.1% compare
- 20 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 77.0% compare
More gender data for Panama
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,093 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6093 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 34,683 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 36,470 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 34,602 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 36,393 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 34,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 36,313 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 34,492 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 36,292 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Panama?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Panama was 77.5% 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 women who are overweight or obese recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 77.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.2% in 1980.
- How does Panama rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Panama ranks 17th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama 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 women 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 meters squared.