Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Israel
Israel: Mean BMI (kg/m²) was 27.3 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
27.3
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
38th
of 187 countries
All-time high
27.3
in 2016
All-time low
24.3
in 1975
Years of data
42
1975–2016
Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Israel, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Israel recorded 27.3 for mean bmi (kg/m²) in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Israel peaked at 27.3 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 24.3, in 1975.
That places Israel 38th out of 187 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.44 | 24.3 | 24.6 | 5 |
| 1980s | 24.93 | 24.6 | 25.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.67 | 25.3 | 26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.51 | 26.1 | 26.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.1 | 26.9 | 27.3 | 7 |
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More health data for Israel
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6956 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 665.9 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 119 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4981 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 3 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 3 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 69,811 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean bmi (kg/m²) in Israel?
- Mean bmi (kg/m²) in Israel was 27.3 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3 in 1975.
- How does Israel rank for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
- Israel ranks 38th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean bmi (kg/m²) rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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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