Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Azerbaijan, Republic of

Azerbaijan, Republic of: Mean BMI (kg/m²) was 27.1 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
27.1
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
46th
of 187 countries
All-time high
27.1
in 2016
All-time low
23.7
in 1975
Years of data
42
1975–2016

Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Azerbaijan, Republic of, 1975–2016

01020301975199520161975: 23.71976: 23.81977: 23.81978: 23.91979: 241980: 24.11981: 24.21982: 24.31983: 24.31984: 24.41985: 24.51986: 24.61987: 24.71988: 24.71989: 24.81990: 24.91991: 24.91992: 251993: 25.11994: 25.21995: 25.21996: 25.31997: 25.41998: 25.41999: 25.52000: 25.62001: 25.62002: 25.72003: 25.82004: 25.92005: 262006: 262007: 26.12008: 26.22009: 26.32010: 26.42011: 26.52012: 26.62013: 26.72014: 26.82015: 26.92016: 27.1

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for mean bmi (kg/m²) in Azerbaijan, Republic of is 27.1, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Azerbaijan, Republic of peaked at 27.1 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 23.7, in 1975.

Azerbaijan, Republic of ranks 46th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 23.84 23.7 24 5
1980s 24.46 24.1 24.8 10
1990s 25.19 24.9 25.5 10
2000s 25.92 25.6 26.3 10
2010s 26.71 26.4 27.1 7

Countries ranked near Azerbaijan, Republic of

  1. 43 Brunei Darussalam 27.2 compare
  2. 43 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 27.2 compare
  3. 43 Nicaragua 27.2 compare
  4. 46 Czechia 27.1 compare
  5. 46 Malta 27.1 compare
  6. 46 United Kingdom 27.1 compare
  7. 46 Greece 27.1 compare
  8. 46 Australia 27.1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mean bmi (kg/m²) in Azerbaijan, Republic of?
Mean bmi (kg/m²) in Azerbaijan, Republic of was 27.1 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Azerbaijan, Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 27.1 in 2016.
What is the lowest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Azerbaijan, Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 23.7 in 1975.
How does Azerbaijan, Republic of rank for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
Azerbaijan, Republic of ranks 46th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
Is mean bmi (kg/m²) rising or falling in Azerbaijan, Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Azerbaijan, Republic of data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mean BMI (kg/m²) (age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mean BMI (kg/m²) (age-standardized estimate)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
202 places, 8,484 data points, 1975–2016
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