Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 70.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
70.1%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
30th
of 198 countries
All-time high
70.8%
in 2017
All-time low
46.5%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in United Arab Emirates, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in United Arab Emirates stood at 70.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in United Arab Emirates peaked at 70.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 46.5%, in 1980.
United Arab Emirates ranks 30th 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 United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 46.5% | — |
| 1981 | 47.4% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 48.4% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 49.4% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 50.4% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 51.4% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 52.4% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 53.3% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 54.2% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 55.1% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 56.1% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 57.0% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 57.9% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 58.8% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 59.7% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 60.6% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 61.5% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 62.4% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 63.2% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 64.0% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 64.8% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 65.5% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 66.2% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 66.8% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 67.4% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 67.9% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 68.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 68.8% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 69.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 69.4% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 69.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 70.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 70.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 70.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 70.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 70.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 70.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 70.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 70.7% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 70.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 70.6% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 70.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 70.4% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 70.2% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 70.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 50.9% | 46.5% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.1% | 56.1% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.4% | 64.8% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.4% | 69.7% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.4% | 70.1% | 70.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in United Arab Emirates?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in United Arab Emirates was 70.1% 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 70.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.5% in 1980.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 30th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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