Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 59.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Mongolia, 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 Mongolia is 59.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Mongolia peaked at 59.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 1980.
Mongolia ranks 80th 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 Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 30.7% | — |
| 1981 | 31.1% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 31.4% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 31.8% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 32.2% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 32.6% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 33.0% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 33.4% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 33.8% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 34.2% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 34.6% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 35.0% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 35.4% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 35.9% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 36.4% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 36.8% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 37.3% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 37.8% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 38.4% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 38.9% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 39.5% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 40.1% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 40.7% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 41.4% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 42.1% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 42.9% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 43.7% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 44.5% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 45.4% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 46.4% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 47.3% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 48.3% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 49.3% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 50.2% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 51.2% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 52.1% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 53.0% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 53.9% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 54.8% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 55.7% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 56.6% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 57.4% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 58.3% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 59.1% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 59.9% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.4% | 30.7% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.7% | 34.6% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.7% | 39.5% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.6% | 47.3% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.2% | 56.6% | 59.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Mongolia?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Mongolia was 59.9% 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 1980.
- How does Mongolia rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Mongolia ranks 80th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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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