Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Mean BMI (kg/m²) was 26.6 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Turkmenistan, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 26.6 for mean bmi (kg/m²) in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Turkmenistan peaked at 26.6 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 22.7, in 1975.
Turkmenistan ranks 75th of 189 countries on this measure, 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 Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 22.7 | — |
| 1976 | 22.8 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 22.9 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 23 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 23.1 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 23.2 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 23.3 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 23.3 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 23.4 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 23.5 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 23.5 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 23.6 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 23.7 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 23.8 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 23.8 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 23.9 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 24 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 24.1 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 24.2 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 24.2 | +0.0% |
| 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 | 25.3 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 25.4 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 25.6 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 25.7 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 25.8 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 25.9 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 26.1 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 26.2 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 26.3 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 26.4 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 26.6 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.88 | 22.7 | 23 | 5 |
| 1980s | 23.44 | 23.1 | 23.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.2 | 23.8 | 24.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.17 | 24.7 | 25.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.19 | 25.8 | 26.6 | 7 |
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More health data for Turkmenistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4813 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,169 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 549 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3143 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6397 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean bmi (kg/m²) in Turkmenistan?
- Mean bmi (kg/m²) in Turkmenistan was 26.6 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7 in 1975.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
- Turkmenistan ranks 75th out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean bmi (kg/m²) rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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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