Table 1. Prevalence of overweight... | Emerald Publishing

Table 1.

Prevalence of overweight individuals (18+ years) in South America, BMI ≥25 (%) in 2016.

Country	Overweight adults, % [CI]
	Both sexes	Male	Female
Uruguay	64.5 [59.8-69.2]	65.9 [59.2-72.3]	63.3 [56.4-69.9]
Chile	64.4 [59.7-68.8]	65.7 [59.2-72.0]	63.2 [56.7-69.3]
Argentina	63.4 [58.8-67.8]	66.4 [59.8-72.9]	60.5 [53.9-66.8]
Venezuela	62.6 [58.4-66.9]	62.0 [55.9-68.2]	63.2 [57.1-69.1]
Colombia	58.6 [54.5-62.9]	55.7 [49.2-62.1]	61.3 [55.3-66.7]
Brazil	56.9 [52.6-61.0]	57.6 [51.5-63.5]	56.2 [50.4-62.2]
Peru	56.3 [52.0-60.4]	53.5 [47.2-59.7]	59.0 [53.1-64.8]
Ecuador	54.9 [49.5-60.2]	51.4 [43.4-59.5]	58.3 [51.2-65.3]
Bolivia	53.2 [47.9-58.6]	49.2 [41.0-57.5]	57.1 [50.2-64.0]
Paraguay	50.9 [45.2-56.5]	51.2 [43.1-59.2]	50.7 [43.0-58.2]

Country	Overweight adults, % [CI]
	Both sexes	Male	Female
Uruguay	64.5 [59.8-69.2]	65.9 [59.2-72.3]	63.3 [56.4-69.9]
Chile	64.4 [59.7-68.8]	65.7 [59.2-72.0]	63.2 [56.7-69.3]
Argentina	63.4 [58.8-67.8]	66.4 [59.8-72.9]	60.5 [53.9-66.8]
Venezuela	62.6 [58.4-66.9]	62.0 [55.9-68.2]	63.2 [57.1-69.1]
Colombia	58.6 [54.5-62.9]	55.7 [49.2-62.1]	61.3 [55.3-66.7]
Brazil	56.9 [52.6-61.0]	57.6 [51.5-63.5]	56.2 [50.4-62.2]
Peru	56.3 [52.0-60.4]	53.5 [47.2-59.7]	59.0 [53.1-64.8]
Ecuador	54.9 [49.5-60.2]	51.4 [43.4-59.5]	58.3 [51.2-65.3]
Bolivia	53.2 [47.9-58.6]	49.2 [41.0-57.5]	57.1 [50.2-64.0]
Paraguay	50.9 [45.2-56.5]	51.2 [43.1-59.2]	50.7 [43.0-58.2]

Source: WHO 2018, http://apps.who.int/gho/data