Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Upper-middle income (World Bank)
Upper-middle income (World Bank): Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 49.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
49.4%
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
5th
of 11 groups
All-time high
49.4%
in 2024
All-time low
15.8%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Upper-middle 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 Upper-middle income (World Bank) stood at 49.4%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Upper-middle income (World Bank) peaked at 49.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, 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 Upper-middle income (World Bank), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 15.8% | — |
| 1981 | 16.1% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 16.5% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 16.8% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 17.2% | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 17.7% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 18.2% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 18.7% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 19.2% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 19.7% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 20.3% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 21.0% | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 21.6% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 22.4% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 23.1% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 23.9% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 24.7% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 25.5% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 26.3% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 27.1% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 27.9% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 28.6% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 29.4% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 30.2% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 30.9% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 31.7% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 32.5% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 33.3% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 34.1% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 35.0% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 35.9% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 36.9% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 37.8% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 38.8% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 39.9% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 40.9% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 41.9% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 42.9% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 43.9% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 44.9% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 45.8% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 46.8% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 47.7% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 48.5% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 49.4% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.6% | 15.8% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.6% | 20.3% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.4% | 27.9% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.4% | 35.9% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.6% | 45.8% | 49.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper-middle income (World Bank)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Upper-middle income (World Bank)?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Upper-middle income (World Bank) was 49.4% 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 Upper-middle income (World Bank)?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Upper-middle income (World Bank)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 1980.
- How does Upper-middle income (World Bank) rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Upper-middle income (World Bank) ranks 5th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Upper-middle income (World Bank)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper-middle 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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