Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 48.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
48.7%
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
127th
of 198 countries
All-time high
48.7%
in 2024
All-time low
7.3%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bhutan, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bhutan stood at 48.7%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bhutan peaked at 48.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 1980.
Bhutan ranks 127th 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.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.3% | — |
| 1981 | 7.8% | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 8.2% | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 8.7% | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 9.2% | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 9.7% | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 10.3% | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 10.9% | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 11.5% | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 12.1% | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 12.8% | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 13.5% | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 14.2% | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 15.0% | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 15.8% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 16.6% | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 17.4% | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 18.3% | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 19.2% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 20.2% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 21.1% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 22.1% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 23.1% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 24.1% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 25.1% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 26.1% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 27.2% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 28.3% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 29.4% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 30.5% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 31.6% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 32.7% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 33.9% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 35.1% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 36.3% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 37.5% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 38.8% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 40.1% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 41.3% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 42.6% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 43.9% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 45.1% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 46.3% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 47.5% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 48.7% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.6% | 7.3% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.3% | 12.8% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 21.1% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.0% | 31.6% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 43.9% | 48.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bhutan?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Bhutan was 48.7% 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 48.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 1980.
- How does Bhutan rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Bhutan ranks 127th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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