Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in High income (World Bank)
High income (World Bank): Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 59.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
59.4%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
4th
of 11 groups
All-time high
59.4%
in 2024
All-time low
39.8%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in High income (World Bank), 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in High income (World Bank) stood at 59.4%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in High income (World Bank) peaked at 59.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.8%, 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 High income (World Bank), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 39.8% | — |
| 1981 | 40.2% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 40.5% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 41.0% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 41.4% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 41.9% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 42.3% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 42.8% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 43.3% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 43.8% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 44.4% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 44.9% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 45.4% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 46.0% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 46.6% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 47.2% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 47.8% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 48.4% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 49.0% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 49.7% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 50.3% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 50.9% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 51.5% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 52.1% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 52.6% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 53.2% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 53.7% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 54.2% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 54.7% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 55.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 55.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 55.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 56.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 56.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 56.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 57.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 57.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 57.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 58.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 58.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 58.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 58.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 58.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 59.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 59.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.7% | 39.8% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.9% | 44.4% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.8% | 50.3% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.0% | 55.5% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.9% | 58.5% | 59.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in High income (World Bank)?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in High income (World Bank) 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 High income (World Bank)?
- The highest recorded value was 59.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in High income (World Bank)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.8% in 1980.
- How does High income (World Bank) rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- High income (World Bank) ranks 4th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in High income (World Bank)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High income (World Bank) 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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