Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 68.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
68.5%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
34th
of 198 countries
All-time high
68.8%
in 2018
All-time low
48.2%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Palestine, State of, 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 Palestine, State of is 68.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Palestine, State of peaked at 68.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 48.2%, in 1980.
Palestine, State of ranks 34th 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 Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 48.2% | — |
| 1981 | 48.9% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 49.7% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 50.4% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 51.2% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 51.9% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 52.7% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 53.4% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 54.2% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 54.9% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 55.7% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 56.4% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 57.1% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 57.9% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 58.6% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 59.3% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 60.0% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 60.7% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 61.4% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 62.1% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 62.8% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 63.4% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 64.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 64.6% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 65.1% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 65.6% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 66.0% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 66.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 66.8% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 67.1% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 67.4% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 67.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 68.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 68.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 68.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 68.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 68.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 68.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 68.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 68.7% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 68.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 68.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 68.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 68.5% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 68.5% | -0.1% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 68.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.7%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 68.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 66.1%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 51.5% | 48.2% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.9% | 55.7% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.2% | 62.8% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.3% | 67.4% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.6% | 68.5% | 68.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Palestine, State of?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Palestine, State of was 68.5% 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 Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 68.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.2% in 1980.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Palestine, State of ranks 34th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of 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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