Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 48.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bhutan, 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 Bhutan is 48.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bhutan peaked at 48.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 1980.
That places Bhutan 131st out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.9% | — |
| 1981 | 7.3% | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 7.7% | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 8.2% | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 8.7% | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 9.2% | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 9.7% | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 10.3% | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 10.9% | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 11.5% | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 12.1% | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 12.7% | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 13.4% | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 14.1% | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 14.8% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 15.6% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 16.3% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 17.1% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 18.0% | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 18.8% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 19.6% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 20.4% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 21.2% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 22.1% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 23.0% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 23.9% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 25.0% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 26.0% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 27.1% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 28.2% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 29.4% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 30.5% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 31.7% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 33.0% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 34.3% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 35.7% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 37.1% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 38.5% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 40.0% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 41.5% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 43.0% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 44.5% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 45.9% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 47.3% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 48.7% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.0% | 6.9% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.3% | 12.1% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 19.6% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 29.4% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.9% | 43.0% | 48.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bhutan?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Bhutan was 48.7% 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 48.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 1980.
- How does Bhutan rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Bhutan ranks 131st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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