Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 56.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
56.2%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
102nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
56.2%
in 2024
All-time low
32.3%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Kyrgyzstan, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Kyrgyzstan stood at 56.2%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 56.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 1980.
That places Kyrgyzstan 102nd 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 Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 32.3% | — |
| 1981 | 32.4% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 32.5% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 32.7% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 32.8% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 32.9% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 33.0% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 33.1% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 33.3% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 33.4% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 33.6% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 33.8% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 34.0% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 34.2% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 34.5% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 34.7% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 35.0% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 35.3% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 35.7% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 36.0% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 36.5% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 36.9% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 37.4% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 37.9% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 38.5% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 39.2% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 39.8% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 40.6% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 41.4% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 42.2% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 43.1% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 43.9% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 44.8% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 45.8% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 46.7% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 47.6% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 48.6% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 49.6% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 50.5% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 51.5% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 52.5% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 53.4% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 54.4% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 55.3% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 56.2% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.9% | 32.3% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.7% | 33.6% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.0% | 36.5% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.2% | 43.1% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.3% | 52.5% | 56.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
- 99 Malaysia 56.3% compare
- 100 Bosnia and Herzegovina 56.2% compare
- 101 Poland 56.2% compare
- 103 Ukraine 56.2% compare
- 104 South Africa 55.7% compare
- 105 Papua New Guinea 55.7% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Kyrgyzstan?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Kyrgyzstan was 56.2% 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 56.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 1980.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 102nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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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