Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 26.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Cambodia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 26.6% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 65.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Cambodia peaked at 26.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 1980.
That places Cambodia 180th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.2% | — |
| 1981 | 3.3% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 3.4% | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 3.5% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 3.6% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 3.7% | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 3.9% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 4.0% | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 4.2% | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 4.4% | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 4.6% | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 4.8% | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 5.1% | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 5.4% | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 5.8% | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 6.2% | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 6.6% | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 7.0% | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 7.3% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 7.6% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 7.9% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 8.3% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 12.2% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 22.3% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 23.4% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 24.4% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 25.5% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 26.6% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.7% | 3.2% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 4.6% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 7.9% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 12.9% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 22.3% | 26.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Cambodia?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Cambodia was 26.6% 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 1980.
- How does Cambodia rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Cambodia ranks 180th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia 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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