Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 72.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Brunei Darussalam, 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 Brunei Darussalam is 72.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 72.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 1980.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 22nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 18.9% | — |
| 1981 | 19.7% | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 20.5% | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 21.4% | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 22.3% | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 23.2% | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 24.1% | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 25.1% | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 26.1% | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 27.2% | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 28.3% | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 29.4% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 30.5% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 31.6% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 32.8% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 34.1% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 35.3% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 36.6% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 37.9% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 39.2% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 40.5% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 41.9% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 43.2% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 44.6% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 46.0% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 47.4% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 48.8% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 50.2% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 51.7% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 53.1% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 54.5% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 55.9% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 57.3% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 58.6% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 60.0% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 61.4% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 62.8% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 64.1% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 65.4% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 66.7% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 69.2% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 70.5% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 71.6% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 72.8% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.8% | 18.9% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.6% | 28.3% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.7% | 40.5% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 54.5% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.4% | 68.0% | 72.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Brunei Darussalam?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Brunei Darussalam was 72.8% 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 Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 72.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 1980.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 22nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam 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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