Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region): Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 59.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
59.4%
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
3rd
of 11 groups
All-time high
59.4%
in 2024
All-time low
23.8%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), 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 Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) is 59.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) peaked at 59.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 1980.
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 Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 23.8% | — |
| 1981 | 24.4% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 25.0% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 25.6% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 26.2% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 26.9% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 27.5% | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 28.2% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 28.9% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 29.7% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 30.4% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 31.1% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 32.0% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 32.7% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 33.5% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 34.3% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 35.1% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 35.9% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 36.7% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 37.6% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 38.4% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 39.2% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 40.1% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 40.9% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 41.7% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 42.6% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 43.4% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 44.3% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 45.2% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 46.1% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 47.0% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 47.9% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 48.9% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 49.9% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 50.9% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 51.9% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 52.9% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 53.8% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 54.6% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 55.4% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 56.2% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 57.0% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 57.8% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 58.6% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 59.4% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.6% | 23.8% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.9% | 30.4% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.2% | 38.4% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.3% | 47.0% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.8% | 56.2% | 59.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) was 59.4% 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 Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 59.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 1980.
- How does Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) ranks 3rd out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 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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