Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 28.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
28.9%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
180th
of 198 countries
All-time high
28.9%
in 2024
All-time low
7.7%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Myanmar, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Myanmar stood at 28.9%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Myanmar peaked at 28.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 1980.
That places Myanmar 180th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.7% | — |
| 1981 | 8.0% | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 8.3% | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 8.6% | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 8.9% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 9.2% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 9.6% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 9.9% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 10.3% | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 10.7% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 11.1% | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 11.5% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 12.0% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 12.4% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 12.9% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 13.3% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 13.8% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 14.2% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 14.7% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 15.2% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 15.7% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 16.1% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 16.6% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 17.1% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 17.6% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 18.5% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 19.0% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 19.5% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 20.5% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 21.0% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 22.1% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 22.7% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 24.5% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 25.1% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 25.7% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 26.3% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 26.9% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 27.6% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 28.2% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 28.9% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.1% | 7.7% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 11.1% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.8% | 15.7% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 20.5% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 26.3% | 28.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 177 Guinea 30.2% compare
- 178 Bangladesh 29.9% compare
- 179 Mozambique 29.0% compare
- 181 Central African Republic 26.7% compare
- 182 Cambodia 26.6% compare
- 183 Uganda 26.6% compare
More health data for Myanmar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1576 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,398 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,973 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0287 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 1.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Myanmar?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Myanmar was 28.9% 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 1980.
- How does Myanmar rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Myanmar ranks 180th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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