Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 29.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bangladesh, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bangladesh is 29.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 66.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bangladesh peaked at 29.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1980.
Bangladesh ranks 178th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.9% | — |
| 1981 | 2.0% | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 2.1% | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 2.2% | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 2.4% | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 2.5% | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 2.7% | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 2.8% | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 3.0% | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 3.2% | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 3.4% | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 3.6% | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 3.9% | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 4.1% | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 4.4% | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 4.7% | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 5.0% | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 5.4% | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 5.7% | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 6.2% | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 6.6% | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 7.1% | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 17.9% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 22.6% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 23.7% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 24.9% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 26.2% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 27.4% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 28.6% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 29.9% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 3.4% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 6.6% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 13.8% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 24.9% | 29.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bangladesh?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bangladesh was 29.9% 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1980.
- How does Bangladesh rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Bangladesh ranks 178th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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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