Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Iraq
Iraq: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 72.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
72.9%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
21st
of 198 countries
All-time high
72.9%
in 2024
All-time low
42.4%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Iraq, 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 Iraq is 72.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Iraq peaked at 72.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, in 1980.
Iraq ranks 21st 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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 42.4% | — |
| 1981 | 43.1% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 43.8% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 44.6% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 45.3% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 46.1% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 46.9% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 47.6% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 48.4% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 49.2% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 50.0% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 50.8% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 51.6% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 52.4% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 53.2% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 54.1% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 54.9% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 55.8% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 56.6% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 57.5% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 58.4% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 59.2% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 60.1% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 60.9% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 61.7% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 62.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 63.2% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 64.7% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 65.4% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 66.1% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 66.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 67.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 68.1% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 68.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 69.3% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 69.8% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 70.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 70.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 71.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 71.5% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 71.9% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 72.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 72.5% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 72.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.8% | 42.4% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.7% | 50.0% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.0% | 58.4% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.8% | 66.1% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.2% | 71.5% | 72.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 18 Belize 73.5% compare
- 19 Panama 73.2% compare
- 20 Egypt 73.1% compare
- 22 Brunei Darussalam 72.8% compare
- 23 Micronesia, Federated States of 72.1% compare
- 24 Saudi Arabia 71.8% compare
More health data for Iraq
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 898.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,830 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0366 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0375 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Iraq?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Iraq was 72.9% 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 72.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 1980.
- How does Iraq rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Iraq ranks 21st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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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