Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Asia Oriental y Pacífico
Asia Oriental y Pacífico: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 8.99 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Asia Oriental y Pacífico, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Asia Oriental y Pacífico is 8.99, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 73.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Asia Oriental y Pacífico peaked at 8.99 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.73, in 2000.
That places Asia Oriental y Pacífico 133rd 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 Oriental y Pacífico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.73 | — |
| 2001 | 2.86 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 3.06 | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 3.19 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 3.33 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 3.52 | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 3.74 | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 3.95 | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 4.17 | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 4.38 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 4.68 | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 4.9 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 5.19 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 5.49 | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 5.8 | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 6.12 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 6.5 | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 6.83 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 7.22 | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 7.63 | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 8.04 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 8.52 | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 8.99 | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.49 | 2.73 | 4.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.04 | 4.68 | 7.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.52 | 8.04 | 8.99 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Asia Oriental y Pacífico
More health data for Asia Oriental y Pacífico
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -8.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 10,918 (2100)
- Child deaths 57,013 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.07 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 142,260 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 85,247 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 6.59 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.52 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4972 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 103,578 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Asia Oriental y Pacífico?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Asia Oriental y Pacífico was 8.99 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Asia Oriental y Pacífico?
- The highest recorded value was 8.99 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Asia Oriental y Pacífico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.73 in 2000.
- How does Asia Oriental y Pacífico rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Asia Oriental y Pacífico ranks 133rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Asia Oriental y Pacífico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia Oriental y Pacífico 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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