Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Iraq
Iraq: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 36.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
36.8%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
33rd
of 198 countries
All-time high
36.8%
in 2024
All-time low
13.5%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude 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 (crude estimate) in Iraq is 36.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Iraq peaked at 36.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 1980.
Iraq ranks 33rd of 198 countries on this measure, 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 (crude estimate) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.5% | — |
| 1981 | 13.8% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 14.1% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 14.5% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 14.9% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 15.3% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 15.7% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 16.1% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 16.5% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 17.0% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 17.4% | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 17.9% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 18.4% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 18.9% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 19.4% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 20.0% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 20.6% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 21.2% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 21.8% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 22.5% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 23.2% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 23.9% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 24.6% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 25.3% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 26.0% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 26.7% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 27.4% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 28.1% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 28.8% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 29.4% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 30.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 30.6% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 31.2% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 31.8% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 32.4% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 33.0% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 33.5% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 34.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 34.5% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 34.9% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 35.3% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 35.7% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 36.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 36.4% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 36.8% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.1% | 13.5% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.8% | 17.4% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.4% | 23.2% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 30.0% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.0% | 35.3% | 36.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Iraq?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Iraq was 36.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 36.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 1980.
- How does Iraq rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Iraq ranks 33rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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