Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Czechia
Czechia: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 26.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Czechia, 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 Czechia is 26.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Czechia peaked at 26.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 1997.
That places Czechia 79th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 20.6% | — |
| 1981 | 20.5% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 20.5% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 20.4% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 20.3% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 20.2% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 20.1% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 20.0% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 19.8% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 19.7% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 19.6% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 19.4% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 19.3% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 19.2% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 19.1% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 19.0% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 19.0% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 19.0% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 19.0% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 19.0% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 19.1% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 19.2% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 19.4% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 19.5% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 19.7% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 19.9% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 20.1% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 20.4% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 20.7% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 21.4% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 21.7% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 22.0% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 22.4% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 23.1% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 23.5% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 23.8% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 24.5% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 24.9% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 25.2% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 25.6% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 25.9% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 26.3% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.2% | 19.7% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.2% | 19.0% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 19.1% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 21.4% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 24.9% | 26.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More health data for Czechia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.7726 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,169 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 34 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0406 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Czechia?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Czechia was 26.3% 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 1997.
- How does Czechia rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Czechia ranks 79th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).