Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Belarus
Belarus: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 21.37 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Belarus, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 21.37 for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Belarus peaked at 21.37 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.64, in 1990.
Belarus ranks 105th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.64 | — |
| 1991 | 16.71 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 16.79 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 16.89 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 17.03 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 17.19 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 17.38 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 17.59 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 17.83 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 18.09 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 18.36 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 18.64 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 18.93 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 19.21 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 19.49 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 19.75 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 19.99 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 20.22 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 20.41 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 20.59 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 20.73 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 20.86 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 20.96 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 21.04 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 21.1 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 21.16 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 21.2 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 21.23 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 21.26 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 21.27 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 21.3 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 21.33 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 21.37 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.21 | 16.64 | 18.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.56 | 18.36 | 20.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.08 | 20.73 | 21.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.33 | 21.3 | 21.37 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Belarus?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Belarus was 21.37 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 21.37 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.64 in 1990.
- How does Belarus rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Belarus ranks 105th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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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