Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Mus
Mus: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 21.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Mus, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Mus recorded 21.1% 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 2.4% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Mus peaked at 21.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, 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 Mus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.2% | — |
| 1981 | 5.5% | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 5.7% | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 6.0% | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 6.3% | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 6.6% | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 7.0% | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 7.3% | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 7.6% | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 8.0% | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 8.4% | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 8.8% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 9.2% | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 9.6% | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 10.0% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 10.4% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 10.8% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 11.2% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 11.6% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 12.1% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 12.5% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 12.9% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 13.3% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 13.7% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 14.1% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 14.4% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 14.8% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 15.1% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 15.4% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 17.1% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 17.7% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 20.6% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 21.1% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.5% | 5.2% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.2% | 8.4% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 12.5% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 16.0% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 19.2% | 21.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Mus?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Mus was 21.1% 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 Mus?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Mus?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 1980.
- How does Mus rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Mus ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Mus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mus 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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