Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Western Pacific (WHO region)
Western Pacific (WHO region): Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 39.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
39.3%
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
7th
of 11 groups
All-time high
39.3%
in 2024
All-time low
9.0%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Western Pacific (WHO region), 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Western Pacific (WHO region) recorded 39.3% 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 2.3% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Western Pacific (WHO region) peaked at 39.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, 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 Western Pacific (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.0% | — |
| 1981 | 9.3% | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 9.6% | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 9.9% | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 10.2% | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 10.6% | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 11.0% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 11.4% | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 11.9% | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 12.4% | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 12.9% | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 13.5% | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 14.1% | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 14.7% | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 15.4% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 16.1% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 16.7% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 17.4% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 18.1% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 18.8% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 19.4% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 20.1% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 20.7% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 21.4% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 22.1% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 22.7% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 23.4% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 24.1% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 24.9% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 25.6% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 26.4% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 27.3% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 28.1% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 29.1% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 30.0% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 32.0% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 32.9% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 33.9% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 34.8% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 35.7% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 36.6% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 37.5% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 38.4% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 39.3% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.5% | 9.0% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.8% | 12.9% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.4% | 19.4% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 26.4% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 35.7% | 39.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Western Pacific (WHO region)?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Western Pacific (WHO region) was 39.3% 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 Western Pacific (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 39.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Western Pacific (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1980.
- How does Western Pacific (WHO region) rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Western Pacific (WHO region) ranks 7th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Western Pacific (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Pacific (WHO region) 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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