Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 57.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Turkmenistan, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 57.3% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Turkmenistan peaked at 57.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 1980.
That places Turkmenistan 106th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 27.3% | — |
| 1981 | 27.6% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 27.9% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 28.2% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 28.6% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 29.0% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 29.4% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 29.8% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 30.2% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 30.7% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 31.3% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 31.8% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 32.4% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 33.0% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 33.6% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 34.2% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 34.9% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 35.5% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 36.2% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 36.8% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 37.4% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 38.1% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 38.7% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 39.3% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 39.9% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 40.6% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 41.3% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 42.1% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 42.8% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 43.7% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 44.5% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 45.3% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 46.2% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 47.0% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 47.9% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 48.7% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 49.6% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 50.5% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 51.4% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 52.3% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 53.3% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 54.3% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 55.3% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 56.3% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 57.3% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.9% | 27.3% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.0% | 31.3% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.4% | 37.4% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.3% | 44.5% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.3% | 53.3% | 57.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Turkmenistan?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Turkmenistan was 57.3% 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 Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 57.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 1980.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Turkmenistan ranks 106th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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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