Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 37.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Brunei Darussalam, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Brunei Darussalam is 37.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 37.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 1980.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 31st of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.7% | — |
| 1981 | 5.0% | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 5.2% | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 5.5% | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 5.8% | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 6.2% | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 6.5% | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 6.9% | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 7.3% | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 7.7% | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 8.1% | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 8.5% | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 9.0% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 9.5% | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 10.0% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 10.5% | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 11.1% | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 11.7% | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 12.3% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 13.0% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 13.7% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 14.4% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 15.9% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 18.4% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 19.3% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 20.3% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 21.2% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 23.1% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 24.1% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 25.0% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 27.1% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 28.1% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 29.2% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 30.3% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 31.4% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 32.5% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 33.6% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 34.8% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 35.9% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 37.1% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.1% | 4.7% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 8.1% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 13.7% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 22.1% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.8% | 32.5% | 37.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Brunei Darussalam?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Brunei Darussalam was 37.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1980.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 31st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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