Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Americas (UNSDG)
Americas (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 33.91 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Americas (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Americas (UNSDG) recorded 33.91 for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Americas (UNSDG) peaked at 33.91 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.2, in 2000.
Americas (UNSDG) ranks 14th of 156 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Americas (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.2 | — |
| 2001 | 20.86 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 21.56 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 22.2 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 22.82 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 23.47 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 24.1 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 24.7 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 25.3 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 25.93 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 26.51 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 27.13 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 27.69 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 28.27 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 28.86 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 29.48 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 30.12 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 30.73 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 31.35 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 31.97 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 32.63 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 33.25 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 33.91 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.12 | 20.2 | 25.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.21 | 26.51 | 31.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.26 | 32.63 | 33.91 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Americas (UNSDG)
- 11 Marshall Islands 45.9 compare
- 12 Saint Kitts and Nevis 45.64 compare
- 13 Egypt 44.27 compare
- 14 Qatar 43.14 compare
- 15 Belize 42.32 compare
- 16 United States of America 41.99 compare
- 17 Kuwait 41.42 compare
More health data for Americas (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 9,479 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 67.5 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.19 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 37.56 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 16.96 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.12 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 9.25 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Americas (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Americas (UNSDG) was 33.91 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Americas (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.91 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Americas (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2 in 2000.
- How does Americas (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Americas (UNSDG) ranks 14th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Americas (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas (UNSDG) 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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