Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Singapore
Singapore: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 16.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Singapore, 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 Singapore is 16.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 76.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Singapore peaked at 16.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1984.
Singapore ranks 136th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.9% | — |
| 1981 | 3.9% | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 3.8% | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 3.8% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 3.8% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 3.8% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 3.8% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 3.8% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 3.8% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 3.8% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 3.8% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 3.9% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 3.9% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 4.0% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 4.0% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 4.1% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 4.1% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 4.2% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 4.3% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 4.5% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 4.6% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 14.2% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 16.8% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 3.8% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 4.6% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 7.6% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 13.5% | 16.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Singapore?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Singapore was 16.8% 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1984.
- How does Singapore rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Singapore ranks 136th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore 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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