Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Oman
Oman: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 66.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
66.7%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
52nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
66.7%
in 2024
All-time low
36.4%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Oman, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Oman recorded 66.7% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Oman peaked at 66.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.4%, in 1980.
Oman ranks 52nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 36.4% | — |
| 1981 | 36.8% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 37.2% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 37.7% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 38.2% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 38.5% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 38.8% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 39.1% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 39.5% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 40.0% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 40.5% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 41.2% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 41.8% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 42.6% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 43.3% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 43.9% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 44.4% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 45.0% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 45.6% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 46.2% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 46.8% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 47.5% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 48.3% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 49.1% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 49.8% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 50.4% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 51.1% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 51.8% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 52.6% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 53.6% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 54.6% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 55.7% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 56.8% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 57.8% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 58.9% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 60.0% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 60.9% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 61.8% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 62.8% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 63.7% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 64.5% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 65.2% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 65.8% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 66.2% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 66.7% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.2% | 36.4% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.4% | 40.5% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 46.8% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.3% | 54.6% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.7% | 64.5% | 66.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Oman?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Oman was 66.7% 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 Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.4% in 1980.
- How does Oman rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Oman ranks 52nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman 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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