Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Philippines
Philippines: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 37.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Philippines, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Philippines stood at 37.1%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Philippines peaked at 37.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 1980.
That places Philippines 152nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.8% | — |
| 1981 | 8.1% | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 8.5% | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 8.9% | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 9.4% | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 9.9% | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 10.4% | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 10.9% | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 11.5% | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 12.1% | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 12.7% | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 13.4% | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 14.0% | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 14.7% | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 15.3% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 16.0% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 16.7% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 17.3% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 18.0% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 18.6% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 19.2% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 19.8% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 20.4% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 21.0% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 21.6% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 22.2% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 22.8% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 23.5% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 24.1% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 24.8% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 25.4% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 26.1% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 27.6% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 28.4% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 29.2% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 30.1% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 30.9% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 31.8% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 32.6% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 33.5% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 34.4% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 35.3% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 36.2% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 37.1% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.7% | 7.8% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.7% | 12.7% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 19.2% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 25.4% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.3% | 33.5% | 37.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Philippines?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Philippines was 37.1% 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 1980.
- How does Philippines rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Philippines ranks 152nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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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