Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Belarus
Belarus: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 55.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
55.5%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
106th
of 198 countries
All-time high
55.5%
in 2024
All-time low
49.0%
in 1990
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Belarus, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Belarus stood at 55.5%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Belarus peaked at 55.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 1990.
Belarus ranks 106th 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 Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 49.3% | — |
| 1981 | 49.2% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 49.2% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 49.2% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 49.1% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 49.1% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 49.1% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 49.1% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 49.0% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 49.0% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 49.0% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 49.2% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 49.3% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 49.5% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 49.7% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 49.9% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 50.2% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 50.5% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 50.8% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 51.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 51.5% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 51.9% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 52.3% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 52.6% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 52.9% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 53.2% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 53.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 53.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 54.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 54.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 54.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 54.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 54.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 54.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 54.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 55.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 55.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 55.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 55.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 55.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 55.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 55.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.1% | 49.0% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.4% | 49.0% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.0% | 50.5% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.5% | 53.7% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.3% | 55.2% | 55.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Belarus?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Belarus was 55.5% 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 55.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 1990.
- How does Belarus rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Belarus ranks 106th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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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