Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Czechia
Czechia: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 67.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
67.8%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
45th
of 198 countries
All-time high
67.8%
in 2024
All-time low
57.1%
in 1998
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Czechia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 67.8% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Czechia peaked at 67.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.1%, in 1998.
Czechia ranks 45th 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 (crude estimate) in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 60.9% | — |
| 1981 | 60.8% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 60.7% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 60.6% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 60.5% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 60.4% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 60.3% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 60.2% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 60.0% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 59.8% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 59.5% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 59.2% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 58.7% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 58.3% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 57.9% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 57.6% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 57.3% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 57.2% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 57.1% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 57.1% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 57.3% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 57.4% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 57.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 57.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 58.2% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 58.5% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 58.9% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 59.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 59.8% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 60.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 60.8% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 61.3% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 61.9% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 62.5% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 63.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 63.9% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 64.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 65.1% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 65.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 66.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 66.6% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 67.1% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 67.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 67.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 67.8% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.4% | 59.8% | 60.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.0% | 57.1% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.5% | 57.3% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 60.8% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.2% | 66.6% | 67.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Czechia?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Czechia was 67.8% 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 67.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.1% in 1998.
- How does Czechia rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Czechia ranks 45th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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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