Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Iraq
Iraq: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 69.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
69.8%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
34th
of 198 countries
All-time high
69.8%
in 2024
All-time low
39.9%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Iraq, 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 Iraq is 69.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Iraq peaked at 69.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.9%, in 1980.
Iraq ranks 34th 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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 39.9% | — |
| 1981 | 40.4% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 40.9% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 41.4% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 41.9% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 42.5% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 43.0% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 43.6% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 44.2% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 44.9% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 45.5% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 46.2% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 46.9% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 47.6% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 48.4% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 49.1% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 50.0% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 50.8% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 51.7% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 52.6% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 53.6% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 54.5% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 55.4% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 56.3% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 57.2% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 58.1% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 58.9% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 59.7% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 60.5% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 61.2% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 61.9% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 62.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 63.4% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 64.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 64.7% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 65.4% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 66.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 66.6% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 67.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 67.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 68.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 68.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 69.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 69.4% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 69.8% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.3% | 39.9% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.9% | 45.5% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.5% | 53.6% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.9% | 61.9% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.0% | 68.1% | 69.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 31 Peru 70.4% compare
- 32 United Arab Emirates 70.0% compare
- 33 Micronesia, Federated States of 69.9% compare
- 35 New Zealand 69.5% compare
- 36 Bahrain 69.3% compare
- 37 Barbados 69.2% compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 898.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,830 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.988 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0587 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9818 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Iraq?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Iraq was 69.8% 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 69.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.9% in 1980.
- How does Iraq rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Iraq ranks 34th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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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