Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Belarus
Belarus: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 63.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
63.7%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
73rd
of 198 countries
All-time high
63.7%
in 2024
All-time low
50.2%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Belarus, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Belarus stood at 63.7%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Belarus peaked at 63.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.2%, in 1981.
Belarus ranks 73rd 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 Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 50.3% | — |
| 1981 | 50.2% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 50.4% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 50.5% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 50.6% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 50.8% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 51.1% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 51.3% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 51.4% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 51.5% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 51.7% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 51.8% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 52.0% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 52.1% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 52.4% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 52.6% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 52.9% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 53.2% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 53.6% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 54.0% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 54.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 54.7% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 55.1% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 55.5% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 55.8% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 56.2% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 56.6% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 57.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 57.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 57.8% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 58.2% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 58.7% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 59.1% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 59.6% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 60.1% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 60.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 61.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 61.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 61.9% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 62.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 62.7% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 63.1% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 63.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 63.7% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 50.7% | 50.2% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.4% | 51.5% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.7% | 54.0% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.8% | 57.8% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.0% | 62.3% | 63.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 70 Saint Lucia 64.4% compare
- 71 Palestine, State of 63.9% compare
- 72 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 63.8% compare
- 74 Uzbekistan 63.7% compare
- 75 Libya 63.6% compare
- 76 Iran, Islamic Republic of 63.5% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Belarus?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Belarus was 63.7% 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 63.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.2% in 1981.
- How does Belarus rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Belarus ranks 73rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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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