Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 62.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
62.7%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
66th
of 198 countries
All-time high
62.7%
in 2024
All-time low
37.2%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Azerbaijan, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Azerbaijan stood at 62.7%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Azerbaijan peaked at 62.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.2%, in 1980.
Azerbaijan ranks 66th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 37.2% | — |
| 1981 | 37.7% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 38.2% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 38.8% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 39.4% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 39.9% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 40.5% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 41.1% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 41.6% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 42.2% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 42.8% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 43.4% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 43.9% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 44.5% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 45.1% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 45.7% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 46.3% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 47.0% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 47.6% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 48.2% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 48.8% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 49.5% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 50.1% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 50.8% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 51.4% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 52.1% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 52.7% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 53.4% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 54.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 54.7% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 55.3% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 56.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 56.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 57.2% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 57.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 58.3% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 58.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 59.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 59.8% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 60.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 60.8% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 61.3% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 61.7% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 62.2% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 62.7% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.7% | 37.2% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.5% | 42.8% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.8% | 48.8% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.9% | 55.3% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.7% | 60.8% | 62.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 63 Malta 63.2% compare
- 64 North Macedonia 63.1% compare
- 65 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 62.8% compare
- 67 Jamaica 62.2% compare
- 68 Albania 62.2% compare
- 69 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 61.7% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Azerbaijan?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Azerbaijan was 62.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 62.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.2% in 1980.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Azerbaijan ranks 66th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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