Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 63.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
63.7%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
74th
of 198 countries
All-time high
63.7%
in 2024
All-time low
24.7%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Uzbekistan, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Uzbekistan stood at 63.7%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Uzbekistan peaked at 63.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.7%, in 1980.
Uzbekistan ranks 74th 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 Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 24.7% | — |
| 1981 | 25.0% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 25.3% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 25.6% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 25.9% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 26.3% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 26.8% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 27.3% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 27.8% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 28.3% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 28.9% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 29.5% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 30.1% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 30.7% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 31.4% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 32.0% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 32.7% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 33.5% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 34.2% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 35.0% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 35.8% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 36.6% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 37.4% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 38.3% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 39.1% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 40.0% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 40.9% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 41.9% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 43.0% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 44.0% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 45.1% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 46.3% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 47.5% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 48.8% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 50.0% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 51.3% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 52.7% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 54.2% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 55.6% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 57.0% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 58.4% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 59.7% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 61.1% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 62.4% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 63.7% | +2.0% |
Uzbekistan compared with similar countries
- Uzbekistan's 63.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.5%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Uzbekistan's 63.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 61.1%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.3% | 24.7% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.8% | 28.9% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.7% | 35.8% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 45.1% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.1% | 58.4% | 63.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
- 71 Palestine, State of 63.9% compare
- 72 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 63.8% compare
- 73 Belarus 63.7% compare
- 75 Libya 63.6% compare
- 76 Iran, Islamic Republic of 63.5% compare
- 77 Bosnia and Herzegovina 63.3% compare
More health data for Uzbekistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.21 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2049 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 782.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,269 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % 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 0.0589 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.77 % 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 Uzbekistan?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Uzbekistan was 63.7% 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 Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 63.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.7% in 1980.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Uzbekistan ranks 74th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uzbekistan 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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