Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Asia Meridional
Asia Meridional: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 9.03 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Asia Meridional, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Asia Meridional recorded 9.03 for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 81.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Asia Meridional peaked at 9.03 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.12, in 2000.
That places Asia Meridional 129th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Asia Meridional, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.12 | — |
| 2001 | 2.33 | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 2.47 | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 2.7 | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 2.92 | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 3.08 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 3.32 | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 3.56 | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 3.83 | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 4.08 | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 4.34 | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 4.69 | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 4.96 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 5.32 | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 5.62 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 5.98 | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 6.36 | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 6.75 | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 7.14 | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 7.62 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 8.03 | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 8.54 | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 9.03 | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.04 | 2.12 | 4.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.88 | 4.34 | 7.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.53 | 8.03 | 9.03 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Asia Meridional
More health data for Asia Meridional
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 23,581 (2100)
- Child mortality rate 4.53 (2024)
- Child deaths 157,304 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.19 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 439,901 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 282,597 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.69 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.6322 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 139,017 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 189,445 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Asia Meridional?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Asia Meridional was 9.03 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Asia Meridional?
- The highest recorded value was 9.03 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Asia Meridional?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.12 in 2000.
- How does Asia Meridional rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Asia Meridional ranks 129th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Asia Meridional?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia Meridional 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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