Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Mean BMI (kg/m²) was 26.6 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
26.6
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
75th
of 189 countries
All-time high
26.6
in 2016
All-time low
22.3
in 1975
Years of data
42
1975–2016
Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Kyrgyzstan, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 26.6 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 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 26.6 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 22.3, in 1975.
That places Kyrgyzstan 75th out of 189 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 22.3 | — |
| 1976 | 22.4 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 22.5 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 22.6 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 22.7 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 22.8 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 22.9 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 23 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 23.1 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 23.2 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 23.3 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 23.4 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 23.5 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 23.6 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 23.7 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 23.8 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 23.9 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 24 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 24.1 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 24.2 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 24.3 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 24.4 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 24.5 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 24.6 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 24.7 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 24.8 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 24.9 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 25 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 25.1 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 25.2 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 25.4 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 25.5 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 25.6 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 25.7 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 25.8 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 26 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 26.1 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 26.2 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 26.4 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 26.5 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 26.6 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.5 | 22.3 | 22.7 | 5 |
| 1980s | 23.25 | 22.8 | 23.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.18 | 23.8 | 24.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.19 | 24.7 | 25.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.23 | 25.8 | 26.6 | 7 |
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More health data for Kyrgyzstan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 938.9 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 278 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.3529 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1553 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.281 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1638 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean bmi (kg/m²) in Kyrgyzstan?
- Mean bmi (kg/m²) in Kyrgyzstan was 26.6 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3 in 1975.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 75th out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean bmi (kg/m²) rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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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