Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Iraq
Iraq: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 39.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Iraq, 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 Iraq is 39.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Iraq peaked at 39.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 1980.
That places Iraq 24th 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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 14.6% | — |
| 1981 | 15.0% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 15.5% | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 16.0% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 16.5% | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 17.0% | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 17.5% | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 18.0% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 18.6% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 19.2% | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 19.8% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 20.4% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 21.0% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 21.6% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 22.2% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 22.8% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 23.5% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 24.2% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 24.9% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 25.6% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 26.3% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 27.0% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 27.7% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 28.5% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 29.2% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 29.9% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 30.6% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 31.2% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 31.9% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 32.6% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 33.2% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 33.8% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 34.5% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 35.1% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 35.6% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 36.2% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 36.7% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 37.2% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 37.6% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 38.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 38.3% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 38.7% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 39.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 39.3% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 39.7% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.8% | 14.6% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.6% | 19.8% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.5% | 26.3% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 33.2% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.0% | 38.3% | 39.7% | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 898.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,830 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0262 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Iraq?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Iraq was 39.7% 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 1980.
- How does Iraq rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Iraq ranks 24th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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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