Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Georgia
Georgia: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 35.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
35.7%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
32nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
35.7%
in 2024
All-time low
12.2%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Georgia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 35.7% for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Georgia peaked at 35.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 1980.
That places Georgia 32nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Georgia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12.2% | — |
| 1981 | 12.4% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 12.7% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 12.9% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 13.2% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 13.5% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 13.7% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 14.0% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 14.3% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 14.6% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 14.9% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 15.3% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 15.6% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 16.0% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 16.4% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 16.7% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 17.1% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 17.6% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 18.0% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 18.5% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 19.0% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 19.5% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 20.1% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 20.6% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 21.2% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 21.8% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 22.5% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 23.9% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 24.6% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 25.4% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 26.1% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 27.7% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 28.4% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 29.2% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 30.0% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 30.7% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 31.4% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 32.1% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 32.9% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 33.6% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 34.3% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 35.0% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 35.7% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.4% | 12.2% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 14.9% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 19.0% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 25.4% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.3% | 32.9% | 35.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Georgia?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Georgia was 35.7% 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 1980.
- How does Georgia rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Georgia ranks 32nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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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