Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in High income (World Bank)
High income (World Bank): Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 24.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
24.7%
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
3rd
of 11 groups
All-time high
24.7%
in 2024
All-time low
10.4%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in High income (World Bank), 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
High income (World Bank) recorded 24.7% for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in High income (World Bank) peaked at 24.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 1980.
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 High income (World Bank), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10.4% | — |
| 1981 | 10.6% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 10.8% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 11.0% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 11.2% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 11.5% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 11.7% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 12.0% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 12.3% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 12.5% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 12.8% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 13.2% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 13.5% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 13.9% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 14.2% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 14.6% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 15.1% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 15.5% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 16.0% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 16.4% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 16.9% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 17.4% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 18.4% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 18.9% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 19.8% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 20.3% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 20.7% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 21.1% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 21.4% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 21.8% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 22.1% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 22.3% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 22.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 23.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 23.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 23.9% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 24.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 24.3% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 24.5% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 24.7% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.4% | 10.4% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 12.8% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 16.9% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 21.4% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 23.9% | 24.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in High income (World Bank)?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in High income (World Bank) was 24.7% 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 High income (World Bank)?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in High income (World Bank)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 1980.
- How does High income (World Bank) rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- High income (World Bank) ranks 3rd out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in High income (World Bank)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High income (World Bank) 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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