Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 61.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 61.4% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 61.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.1%, in 1980.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 71st out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 33.1% | — |
| 1981 | 33.7% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 34.2% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 34.8% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 35.4% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 36.0% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 36.6% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 37.2% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 37.9% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 38.5% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 39.2% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 39.9% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 40.5% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 41.2% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 41.9% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 42.6% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 43.4% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 44.1% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 44.9% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 45.7% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 46.5% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 47.3% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 48.0% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 48.8% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 49.6% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 50.3% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 50.9% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 51.6% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 52.2% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 52.9% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 53.5% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 54.1% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 54.7% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 55.4% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 56.7% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 57.3% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 57.9% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 58.5% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 59.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 59.5% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 60.0% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 60.5% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 60.9% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 61.4% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.7% | 33.1% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.3% | 39.2% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 46.5% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.3% | 53.5% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.5% | 59.5% | 61.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 61.4% 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 Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 61.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 1980.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 71st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of 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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