Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Lower-middle income (World Bank)
Lower-middle income (World Bank): Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 36.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
36.7%
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
8th
of 11 groups
All-time high
36.7%
in 2024
All-time low
7.1%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Lower-middle income (World Bank), 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Lower-middle income (World Bank) stood at 36.7%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Lower-middle income (World Bank) peaked at 36.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1980.
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 Lower-middle income (World Bank), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.1% | — |
| 1981 | 7.4% | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 7.7% | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 8.0% | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 8.3% | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 8.7% | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 9.1% | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 9.4% | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 9.8% | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 10.3% | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 10.7% | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 11.2% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 11.6% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 12.1% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 12.6% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 13.1% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 13.7% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 14.3% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 14.9% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 15.5% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 16.2% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 16.9% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 17.6% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 18.3% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 19.0% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 20.5% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 21.3% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 24.5% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 25.3% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 26.2% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 27.1% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 30.9% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 31.9% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 32.8% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 33.8% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 34.8% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 35.7% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 36.7% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.6% | 7.1% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.0% | 10.7% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 16.2% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 23.7% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.8% | 32.8% | 36.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Lower-middle income (World Bank)?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Lower-middle income (World Bank) was 36.7% 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 Lower-middle income (World Bank)?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Lower-middle income (World Bank)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1980.
- How does Lower-middle income (World Bank) rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Lower-middle income (World Bank) ranks 8th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Lower-middle income (World Bank)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower-middle income (World Bank) 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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