Annex I DATA TABLES
TABLE 13.
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent)
| 2000–2002 | 2004–2006 | 2009–2011 | 2014–2016 | 2016–2018 | 2017–2019 | 2018–2020 |
World | 13.2 | 12.3 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.9 |
Latin America and the Caribbean | 10.8 | 9.3 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 7.7 |
Caribbean | 18.9 | 19.2 | 16.6 | 15.2 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 16.0 |
Mesoamerica | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.9 |
South America | 11.2 | 8.8 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 6.3 |
Antigua and Barbuda | | | | | | | |
Argentina | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.4 | <2.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
Bahamas | | | | | | | |
Barbados | 6.4 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
Belize | 5.8 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 5.9 |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 27.9 | 26.8 | 20.3 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 12.6 |
Brazil | 10.7 | 6.5 | 3.9 | <2.5 | <2.5 | <2.5 | <2.5 |
Chile | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
Colombia | 8.7 | 11.2 | 13.1 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 8.8 |
Costa Rica | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
Cuba | <2.5 | <2.5 | <2.5 | <2.5 | <2.5 | <2.5 | <2.5 |
Dominica | 3.7 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
Dominican Republic | 20.4 | 19.2 | 12.3 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 8.3 |
Ecuador | 21.0 | 22.4 | 12.3 | 9.0 | 10.7 | 11.2 | 12.4 |
El Salvador | 7.2 | 9.1 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 8.5 |
Grenada | | | | | | | |
Guatemala | 22.2 | 18.9 | 16.5 | 17.3 | 16.3 | 16.0 | 16.8 |
Guyana | 6.5 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.2 |
Haiti | 53.2 | 55.0 | 47.5 | 46.1 | 48.0 | 47.9 | 46.8 |
Honduras | 21.9 | 22.3 | 15.9 | 14.5 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 13.5 |
Jamaica | 7.4 | 7.4 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
Mexico | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 7.2 |
Nicaragua | 27.5 | 23.3 | 20.1 | 19.0 | 17.6 | 18.2 | 19.3 |
Panama | 24.5 | 21.6 | 11.8 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.5 |
Paraguay | 10.5 | 9.5 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 9.2 |
Peru | 21.5 | 18.8 | 8.8 | 5.9 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.7 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | | | | | | | |
Saint Lucia | | | | | | | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 13.4 | 7.9 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
Suriname | 11.8 | 9.7 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.7 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 10.0 | 11.1 | 9.2 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
Uruguay | 3.6 | 3.9 | <2.5 | <2.5 | <2.5 | <2.5 | <2.5 |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 14.9 | 8.4 | <2.5 | 11.3 | 22.2 | 23.4 | 27.4 |
Source: FAO.
TABLE 14.
Number of undernourished people (millions)
| 2000–2002 | 2004–2006 | 2009–2011 | 2014–2016 | 2016–2018 | 2017–2019 | 2018–2020 |
World | 819.2 | 804.0 | 652.3 | 613.8 | 622.7 | 632.9 | 683.9 |
Latin America and the Caribbean | 56.9 | 51.8 | 41.9 | 37.5 | 42.9 | 43.9 | 49.8 |
Caribbean | 7.3 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.9 |
Mesoamerica | 10.2 | 11.6 | 11.9 | 12.6 | 13.8 | 14.0 | 15.8 |
South America | 39.5 | 32.6 | 23.2 | 18.4 | 22.4 | 23.1 | 27.0 |
Antigua and Barbuda | | | | | | | |
Argentina | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
Bahamas | | | | | | | |
Barbados | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 |
Belize | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
Brazil | 18.9 | 12.1 | 7.6 | | | | |
Chile | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Colombia | 3.5 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
Costa Rica | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Cuba | | | | | | | |
Dominica | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 |
Dominican Republic | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
Ecuador | 2.7 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
El Salvador | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
Grenada | | | | | | | |
Guatemala | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
Guyana | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 |
Haiti | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
Honduras | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
Jamaica | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Mexico | 3.3 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 9.2 |
Nicaragua | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
Panama | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Paraguay | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
Peru | 5.8 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | | | | | | | |
Saint Lucia | | | | | | | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 |
Suriname | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 |
Uruguay | 0.1 | 0.1 | | | | | |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 3.7 | 2.2 | | 3.4 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 7.8 |
Source: FAO.
TABLE 15.
Prevalence of food insecurity (percent)
| Moderate or severe food insecurity | Severe food insecurity |
| 2014–2016 | 2016–2018 | 2017–2019 | 2018–2020 | 2014–2016 | 2016–2018 | 2017–2019 | 2018–2020 |
World | 23.0 | 24.8 | 25.8 | 27.6 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 10.5 |
Latin America and the Caribbean | 27.9 | 32.0 | 32.3 | 34.8 | 8.1 | 9.5 | 9.9 | 11.3 |
Caribbean | | | | 67.5 | | | | 37.6 |
Mesoamerica | 29.3 | 27.6 | 27.8 | 31.0 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 8.5 |
South America | 23.6 | 30.5 | 30.8 | 33.1 | 6.0 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 9.8 |
Antigua and Barbuda | | | | | | | | |
Argentina | 19.2 | 32.3 | 35.8 | 35.8 | 5.8 | 11.2 | 12.9 | 12.6 |
Bahamas | | | | | | | | |
Barbados | | | | | | | | |
Belize | | | | | | | | |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | | | | | | | | |
Brazil | 18.3 | 21.8 | 20.6 | 23.5 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 3.5 |
Chile | 10.8 | 13.7 | 15.3 | 17.9 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
Colombia | | | | | | | | |
Costa Rica | 12.2 | 13.7 | 14.5 | 15.3 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
Cuba | | | | | | | | |
Dominica | | | | | | | | |
Dominican Republic | | | | | | | | |
Ecuador | 20.7 | 26.2 | 29.2 | 32.7 | 6.0 | 8.4 | 9.9 | 11.6 |
El Salvador | 42.2 | 41.6 | 42.2 | 47.1 | 13.8 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 13.8 |
Grenada | | | | | | | | |
Guatemala | 42.7 | 43.5 | 45.2 | 49.7 | 16.1 | 17.1 | 18.1 | 19.2 |
Guyana | | | | | | | | |
Haiti | | | | | | | | |
Honduras | 41.6 | 41.1 | 40.9 | 45.6 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 14.6 |
Jamaica | | | | | | | | |
Mexico | 25.6 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 26.1 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 5.8 |
Nicaragua | | | | | | | | |
Panama | | | | | | | | |
Paraguay | | | | | | | | |
Peru | 37.2 | 42.9 | 44.9 | 47.8 | 13.5 | 16.6 | 18.0 | 19.2 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | | | | | | | | |
Saint Lucia | 22.2 | 22.2 | | | 4.5 | 4.5 | | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | | | | | | | | |
Suriname | | | | | | | | |
Trinidad and Tobago | | | | | | | | |
Uruguay | 21.6 | 25.1 | 23.2 | 23.5 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 6.7 |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | | | | | | | | |
Source: FAO.
TABLE 16.
Number of food insecure people (millions)
| Moderately or severely food insecure | Severely food insecure |
| 2014–2016 | 2016–2018 | 2017–2019 | 2018–2020 | 2014–2016 | 2016–2018 | 2017–2019 | 2018–2020 |
World | 1 696.1 | 1 874.4 | 1 970.1 | 2 132.3 | 607.7 | 669.4 | 722.7 | 813.0 |
Latin America and the Caribbean | 174.2 | 203.8 | 207.2 | 225.8 | 50.3 | 60.6 | 63.5 | 73.3 |
Caribbean | | | | 29.2 | | | | 16.3 |
Mesoamerica | 49.5 | 47.8 | 48.7 | 55.1 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 12.0 | 15.1 |
South America | 97.4 | 128.1 | 130.3 | 141.4 | 24.9 | 34.0 | 35.8 | 41.9 |
Antigua and Barbuda | | | | | | | | |
Argentina | 8.3 | 14.2 | 15.9 | 16.0 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
Bahamas | | | | | | | | |
Barbados | | | | | | | | |
Belize | | | | | | | | |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | | | | | | | | |
Brazil | 37.5 | 45.4 | 43.1 | 49.6 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 7.5 |
Chile | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
Colombia | | | | | | | | |
Costa Rica | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | <0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Cuba | | | | | | | | |
Dominica | | | | | | | | |
Dominican Republic | | | | | | | | |
Ecuador | 3.4 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
El Salvador | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Grenada | | | | | | | | |
Guatemala | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
Guyana | | | | | | | | |
Haiti | | | | | | | | |
Honduras | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
Jamaica | | | | | | | | |
Mexico | 31.2 | 28.7 | 29.0 | 33.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 7.4 |
Nicaragua | | | | | | | | |
Panama | | | | | | | | |
Paraguay | | | | | | | | |
Peru | 11.3 | 13.5 | 14.4 | 15.5 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 6.2 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | | | | | | | | |
Saint Lucia | <0.1 | <0.1 | | | <0.1 | <0.1 | | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | | | | | | | | |
Suriname | | | | | | | | |
Trinidad and Tobago | | | | | | | | |
Uruguay | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | | | | | | | | |
Source: FAO.
TABLE 17.
Prevalence of stunting among children under five (percent)
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
World | 33.1 | 30.7 | 27.7 | 24.4 | 22.9 | 22.4 | 22.0 |
Latin America and the Caribbean | 18.0 | 15.7 | 13.5 | 12.0 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 11.3 |
Caribbean | 15.7 | 14.5 | 13.7 | 12.6 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 11.8 |
Mesoamerica | 25.5 | 22.1 | 18.8 | 17.4 | 17.1 | 16.8 | 16.6 |
South America | 14.7 | 12.8 | 10.9 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.6 |
Argentina | 10.5 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 |
Barbados | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
Belize | 25.2 | 22.8 | 19.0 | 15.6 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 13.3 |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 33.4 | 28.8 | 22.4 | 17.2 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.7 |
Brazil | 9.8 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
Chile | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
Colombia | 17.5 | 15.4 | 13.3 | 12.4 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.5 |
Costa Rica | 7.7 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.6 |
Cuba | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
Dominican Republic | 10.6 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.9 |
Ecuador | 28.2 | 27.9 | 25.4 | 23.3 | 23.5 | 23.4 | 23.1 |
El Salvador | 28.8 | 23.0 | 17.6 | 13.5 | 12.0 | 11.6 | 11.2 |
Guatemala | 53.8 | 53.0 | 49.1 | 46.2 | 44.7 | 43.6 | 42.8 |
Guyana | 15.0 | 16.9 | 16.0 | 11.9 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 9.0 |
Haiti | 30.9 | 27.6 | 25.1 | 22.3 | 21.2 | 20.7 | 20.4 |
Honduras | 37.5 | 30.4 | 24.1 | 21.9 | 20.9 | 20.4 | 19.9 |
Jamaica | 7.4 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.5 |
Mexico | 20.3 | 16.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 12.1 |
Nicaragua | 25.3 | 21.6 | 18.4 | 16.0 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 14.1 |
Panama | 18.5 | 20.7 | 20.9 | 18.1 | 16.0 | 15.4 | 14.7 |
Paraguay | 18.3 | 16.5 | 11.5 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.6 |
Peru | 31.7 | 28.0 | 21.8 | 15.0 | 12.1 | 11.4 | 10.8 |
Saint Lucia | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
Suriname | 13.9 | 10.9 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.0 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 5.9 | 7.0 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
Uruguay | 14.6 | 12.2 | 9.8 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.5 |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 17.8 | 16.7 | 13.6 | 11.2 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.6 |
Source: UNICEF, WHO and World Bank.
TABLE 18.
Prevalence of wasting among children under five (percent)
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
World | | | | | | | 6.7 |
Latin America and the Caribbean | | | | | | | 1.3 |
Caribbean | | | | | | | 2.8 |
Mesoamerica | | | | | | | 0.9 |
South America | | | | | | | 1.4 |
Argentina | | 1.2 | | | | 1.6 | |
Belize | | | | 1.8 | | | |
Colombia | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | | | | |
Costa Rica | | | | | 1.8 | | |
Cuba | 2.4 | | | | | 2.0 | |
Dominican Republic | 1.5 | | | | | | |
Ecuador | | | | | | 3.7 | |
Guatemala | 3.7 | | | 0.8 | | | |
Guyana | 12.1 | | | | | | |
Haiti | 5.5 | | | | | | |
Jamaica | 3.0 | | 4.8 | | | | |
Mexico | | | | 1.0 | | 1.4 | |
Paraguay | | 1.1 | | | | | |
Peru | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | |
Suriname | 7.0 | | 5.0 | | 5.5 | | |
Trinidad and Tobago | 5.2 | | | | | | |
Uruguay | | | | | 1.4 | | |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 3.9 | 4.8 | | | | | |
Source: UNICEF, WHO and World Bank.
TABLE 19.
Prevalence of overweight among children under five (percent)
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
World | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
Latin America and the Caribbean | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
Caribbean | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
Mesoamerica | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
South America | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.2 |
Argentina | 11.6 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 12.9 |
Barbados | 7.8 | 9.1 | 10.4 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
Belize | 9.0 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.0 |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.8 |
Brazil | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 |
Chile | 11.3 | 11.3 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.8 |
Colombia | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
Costa Rica | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 |
Cuba | 7.8 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.0 |
Dominican Republic | 6.8 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 |
Ecuador | 4.5 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.8 |
El Salvador | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.6 |
Guatemala | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
Guyana | 4.1 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.6 |
Haiti | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
Honduras | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.7 |
Jamaica | 6.0 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.8 |
Mexico | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
Nicaragua | 6.4 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
Panama | 8.4 | 9.3 | 9.9 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.8 |
Paraguay | 7.2 | 8.3 | 9.6 | 10.9 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 12.0 |
Peru | 9.8 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.0 |
Saint Lucia | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.9 |
Suriname | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 5.9 | 7.3 | 8.9 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 11.0 |
Uruguay | 9.0 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.3 |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 5.3 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
Source: UNICEF, WHO and World Bank.
TABLE 20.
Prevalence of anaemia among women of reproductive age (15–49 years) (percent)
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
World | 31.2 | 29.9 | 28.6 | 28.8 | 29.3 | 29.6 | 29.9 |
Latin America and the Caribbean | 25.6 | 22.8 | 19.3 | 17.3 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.2 |
Caribbean | 34.8 | 32.0 | 29.2 | 28.6 | 28.8 | 29.0 | 29.2 |
Mesoamerica | 22.5 | 19.0 | 16.1 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 14.4 | 14.6 |
South America | 25.9 | 23.4 | 19.6 | 17.4 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.3 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 22.0 | 19.6 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 16.9 | 17.0 | 17.2 |
Argentina | 16.2 | 15.5 | 13.4 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.9 |
Bahamas | 17.4 | 15.5 | 13.9 | 13.4 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 14.5 |
Barbados | 20.6 | 19.1 | 17.3 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 17.0 |
Belize | 27.2 | 24.5 | 21.9 | 20.6 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 33.1 | 32.6 | 30.0 | 26.7 | 25.1 | 24.6 | 24.4 |
Brazil | 26.9 | 24.2 | 19.9 | 16.8 | 16.3 | 16.2 | 16.1 |
Chile | 9.2 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.7 |
Colombia | 30.3 | 27.5 | 23.3 | 21.1 | 20.9 | 21.0 | 21.2 |
Costa Rica | 16.1 | 14.1 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 13.7 |
Cuba | 28.5 | 25.1 | 21.0 | 19.5 | 19.3 | 19.2 | 19.3 |
Dominica | 25.8 | 22.0 | 20.6 | 19.9 | 20.1 | 20.4 | 20.8 |
Dominican Republic | 36.8 | 33.0 | 28.9 | 27.3 | 26.6 | 26.5 | 26.4 |
Ecuador | 25.1 | 21.4 | 18.3 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.1 | 17.2 |
El Salvador | 11.4 | 10.5 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 10.6 |
Grenada | 24.6 | 21.6 | 19.6 | 18.7 | 18.8 | 19.0 | 19.2 |
Guatemala | 22.4 | 17.7 | 12.9 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.4 |
Guyana | 44.1 | 40.3 | 35.9 | 32.7 | 32.0 | 31.8 | 31.7 |
Haiti | 53.8 | 50.8 | 48.2 | 47.4 | 47.5 | 47.6 | 47.7 |
Honduras | 21.5 | 18.4 | 16.8 | 16.9 | 17.3 | 17.6 | 18.0 |
Jamaica | 24.8 | 22.0 | 20.0 | 19.4 | 19.5 | 19.6 | 19.9 |
Mexico | 23.5 | 19.8 | 16.8 | 15.1 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 15.3 |
Nicaragua | 19.5 | 15.2 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 14.6 | 15.1 | 15.7 |
Panama | 28.5 | 26.2 | 23.0 | 21.3 | 21.1 | 21.2 | 21.2 |
Paraguay | 24.1 | 23.8 | 22.2 | 22.4 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 |
Peru | 32.4 | 27.4 | 22.0 | 20.1 | 20.2 | 20.4 | 20.6 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 20.6 | 18.6 | 17.0 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 15.1 | 15.4 |
Saint Lucia | 19.0 | 17.0 | 14.9 | 13.7 | 13.9 | 14.1 | 14.3 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 24.6 | 20.7 | 18.0 | 16.9 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 17.0 |
Suriname | 27.6 | 24.5 | 21.1 | 20.2 | 20.5 | 20.7 | 21.0 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 25.5 | 21.8 | 18.8 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 17.7 |
Uruguay | 13.4 | 14.2 | 13.3 | 13.8 | 14.4 | 14.7 | 15.0 |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 27.4 | 25.0 | 21.3 | 21.9 | 23.0 | 23.7 | 24.2 |
Source: WHO.
TABLE 21.
Prevalence of obesity among adults (percent)
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
World | 8.7 | 9.9 | 11.2 | 12.1 | 12.5 | 12.8 | 13.1 |
Latin America and the Caribbean | 16.6 | 18.9 | 21.2 | 22.7 | 23.2 | 23.7 | 24.2 |
Caribbean | 15.2 | 17.8 | 20.8 | 22.7 | 23.4 | 24.0 | 24.7 |
Mesoamerica | 19.1 | 21.6 | 24.1 | 25.7 | 26.2 | 26.7 | 27.3 |
South America | 15.8 | 18.0 | 20.2 | 21.6 | 22.1 | 22.5 | 23.0 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 12.7 | 14.4 | 16.2 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 18.4 | 18.9 |
Argentina | 20.7 | 23.0 | 25.3 | 26.8 | 27.3 | 27.8 | 28.3 |
Bahamas | 23.9 | 26.2 | 28.5 | 30.0 | 30.5 | 31.0 | 31.6 |
Barbados | 15.1 | 17.4 | 19.8 | 21.4 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 23.1 |
Belize | 16.4 | 18.7 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 23.0 | 23.6 | 24.1 |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 13.2 | 15.2 | 17.4 | 18.8 | 19.3 | 19.7 | 20.2 |
Brazil | 14.5 | 16.8 | 19.2 | 20.6 | 21.1 | 21.6 | 22.1 |
Chile | 20.6 | 22.8 | 25.1 | 26.5 | 27.0 | 27.5 | 28.0 |
Colombia | 15.4 | 17.4 | 19.5 | 20.9 | 21.4 | 21.9 | 22.3 |
Costa Rica | 14.8 | 18.0 | 21.4 | 23.6 | 24.3 | 25.0 | 25.7 |
Cuba | 17.3 | 19.4 | 21.7 | 23.1 | 23.6 | 24.1 | 24.6 |
Dominica | 19.4 | 21.8 | 24.5 | 26.2 | 26.8 | 27.3 | 27.9 |
Dominican Republic | 16.0 | 19.3 | 23.0 | 25.3 | 26.1 | 26.9 | 27.6 |
Ecuador | 13.2 | 15.2 | 17.2 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 19.4 | 19.9 |
El Salvador | 15.6 | 18.4 | 21.1 | 22.8 | 23.4 | 24.0 | 24.6 |
Grenada | 13.5 | 15.7 | 18.1 | 19.6 | 20.2 | 20.7 | 21.3 |
Guatemala | 12.9 | 15.3 | 17.8 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 20.6 | 21.2 |
Guyana | 11.9 | 14.3 | 16.8 | 18.4 | 19.0 | 19.6 | 20.2 |
Haiti | 10.9 | 13.9 | 17.7 | 20.2 | 21.0 | 21.8 | 22.7 |
Honduras | 12.6 | 15.0 | 17.8 | 19.5 | 20.1 | 20.8 | 21.4 |
Jamaica | 15.9 | 18.4 | 21.1 | 22.9 | 23.5 | 24.1 | 24.7 |
Mexico | 20.8 | 23.3 | 25.8 | 27.3 | 27.8 | 28.3 | 28.9 |
Nicaragua | 15.6 | 17.9 | 20.4 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 23.1 | 23.7 |
Panama | 14.7 | 17.2 | 19.6 | 21.1 | 21.6 | 22.2 | 22.7 |
Paraguay | 12.3 | 14.7 | 17.2 | 18.7 | 19.2 | 19.8 | 20.3 |
Peru | 13.5 | 15.3 | 17.3 | 18.5 | 18.9 | 19.3 | 19.7 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 14.4 | 16.7 | 19.3 | 21.0 | 21.6 | 22.3 | 22.9 |
Saint Lucia | 12.9 | 14.8 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 19.1 | 19.7 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 14.6 | 17.2 | 20.0 | 21.8 | 22.4 | 23.1 | 23.7 |
Suriname | 18.9 | 21.2 | 23.5 | 24.9 | 25.4 | 25.9 | 26.4 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 10.6 | 12.9 | 15.3 | 16.9 | 17.4 | 18.0 | 18.6 |
Uruguay | 20.6 | 22.8 | 25.1 | 26.5 | 27.0 | 27.5 | 27.9 |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 19.4 | 21.4 | 23.3 | 24.4 | 24.8 | 25.2 | 25.6 |
Source: WHO.
TABLE 22.
Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0–5 months of age (percent)
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
World | | | | | | | 44.0 |
Caribbean | | | | | | | 25.9 |
Mesoamerica | | | | | | | 33.2 |
Belize | | | | 33.2 | | | |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 38.6 | | | | | | |
Colombia | 25.1 | | | 36.7 | | | |
Cuba | 41.2 | | 48.6 | | | | |
Dominican Republic | 11.0 | | | | | | |
Guyana | 10.4 | | | | | | |
Haiti | 23.0 | 40.5 | | | | | |
Honduras | | 28.7 | | | | | |
Jamaica | | 15.2 | | | | | |
Mexico | | | | 30.1 | | 28.6 | |
Peru | 66.6 | | 68.3 | 62.7 | 64.2 | 66.4 | |
Suriname | | | 2.8 | | | | |
Trinidad and Tobago | 2.3 | | | | | | |
Source: UNICEF.
TABLE 23.
Prevalence of low birthweight (percent)
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
World | 17.5 | 16.4 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.6 |
Latin America and the Caribbean | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
Caribbean | 10.5 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.9 |
Mesoamerica | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
South America | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 |
Argentina | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.3 |
Bahamas | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.1 |
Belize | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.2 |
Brazil | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
Chile | 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
Colombia | 10.5 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
Costa Rica | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 |
Cuba | 6.1 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
Dominican Republic | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.3 |
Ecuador | 12.0 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 11.2 |
El Salvador | 11.0 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.3 |
Guatemala | 12.2 | 11.6 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
Guyana | 16.3 | 15.9 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.6 |
Honduras | 11.9 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 10.9 |
Jamaica | 15.3 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.6 |
Mexico | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 |
Nicaragua | 11.5 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
Panama | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 |
Paraguay | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.1 |
Peru | 10.1 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
Suriname | 16.0 | 15.4 | 15.0 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 13.1 | 12.9 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
Uruguay | 7.7 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 9.1 |
Source: UNICEF and WHO.