Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Albania
Albania: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 23.36 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Albania, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Albania stood at 23.36. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Albania peaked at 23.36 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.9, in 1990.
That places Albania 89th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.9 | — |
| 1991 | 11.01 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 11.13 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 11.26 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 11.4 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 11.57 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 11.75 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 11.96 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 12.2 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 12.47 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 12.76 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 13.08 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 13.4 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 13.74 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 14.09 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 14.46 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 14.85 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 15.25 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 15.68 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 16.11 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 16.57 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 17.04 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 17.52 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 18.03 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 18.54 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 19.09 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 19.65 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 20.23 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 20.82 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 21.42 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 22.04 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 22.69 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 23.36 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.57 | 10.9 | 12.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.34 | 12.76 | 16.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.89 | 16.57 | 21.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.7 | 22.04 | 23.36 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Albania?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Albania was 23.36 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 23.36 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9 in 1990.
- How does Albania rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Albania ranks 89th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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