Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 65.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
65.6%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
61st
of 198 countries
All-time high
65.6%
in 2024
All-time low
33.3%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Azerbaijan, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Azerbaijan is 65.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Azerbaijan peaked at 65.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.3%, in 1980.
Azerbaijan ranks 61st 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 (crude estimate) in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 33.3% | — |
| 1981 | 33.6% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 34.0% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 34.4% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 34.9% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 35.5% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 36.2% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 36.9% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 37.6% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 38.3% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 39.0% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 39.8% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 40.6% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 41.4% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 42.1% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 42.8% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 43.5% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 44.2% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 44.9% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 45.6% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 46.3% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 47.1% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 47.8% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 48.5% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 49.1% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 49.8% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 50.5% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 51.2% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 51.9% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 52.6% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 53.4% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 54.2% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 55.0% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 55.9% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 56.8% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 57.8% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 58.8% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 59.6% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 60.3% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 61.2% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 62.2% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 63.2% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 64.0% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 64.8% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 65.6% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.5% | 33.3% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.4% | 39.0% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.5% | 46.3% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.3% | 53.4% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 62.2% | 65.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 58 Türkiye 66.0% compare
- 59 El Salvador 65.7% compare
- 60 Seychelles 65.7% compare
- 62 Bermuda 65.6% compare
- 63 Antigua and Barbuda 65.4% compare
- 64 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 65.3% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Azerbaijan?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Azerbaijan was 65.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 65.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.3% in 1980.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Azerbaijan ranks 61st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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