Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Mean BMI (kg/m²) was 26.2 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Mongolia, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean bmi (kg/m²) in Mongolia is 26.2, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Mongolia peaked at 26.2 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 22.2, in 1975.
That places Mongolia 97th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.4 | 22.2 | 22.6 | 5 |
| 1980s | 23.08 | 22.7 | 23.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.89 | 23.6 | 24.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.77 | 24.3 | 25.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.83 | 25.4 | 26.2 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More health data for Mongolia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 847.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 63 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 22,659 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 21,450 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 22,163 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 20,871 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 21,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 20,578 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean bmi (kg/m²) in Mongolia?
- Mean bmi (kg/m²) in Mongolia was 26.2 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2 in 1975.
- How does Mongolia rank for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
- Mongolia ranks 97th out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean bmi (kg/m²) rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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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