Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in China
China: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 39.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
39.2%
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
147th
of 198 countries
All-time high
39.2%
in 2024
All-time low
8.1%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in China, 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 China is 39.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in China peaked at 39.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1980.
China ranks 147th 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 China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.1% | — |
| 1981 | 8.5% | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 8.9% | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 9.4% | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 9.8% | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 10.3% | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 10.8% | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 11.4% | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 12.0% | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 12.6% | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 13.2% | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 13.8% | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 14.5% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 15.2% | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 15.9% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 16.5% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 17.2% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 17.8% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 18.5% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 19.1% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 19.7% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 20.3% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 21.0% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 21.6% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 22.2% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 22.9% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 23.5% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 24.3% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 25.0% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 25.8% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 26.6% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 27.4% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 28.2% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 29.9% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 30.9% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 31.8% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 32.7% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 33.7% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 34.6% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 35.5% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 36.4% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 37.3% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 38.3% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 39.2% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.2% | 8.1% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.2% | 13.2% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 19.7% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 26.6% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 35.5% | 39.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in China?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in China was 39.2% 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1980.
- How does China rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- China ranks 147th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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