Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Belgium
Belgium: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 20.03 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Belgium, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Belgium stood at 20.03. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Belgium peaked at 20.03 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.1, in 1990.
Belgium ranks 114th 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 Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.1 | — |
| 1991 | 12.29 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 12.49 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 12.71 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 12.94 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 13.2 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 13.47 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 13.76 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 14.06 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 14.37 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 14.68 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 15 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 15.32 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 15.63 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 15.94 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 16.24 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 16.53 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 16.8 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 17.05 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 17.27 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 17.47 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 17.65 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 17.82 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 17.99 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 18.17 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 18.36 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 18.57 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 18.79 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 19.01 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 19.25 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 19.49 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 19.75 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 20.03 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.14 | 12.1 | 14.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.05 | 14.68 | 17.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.31 | 17.47 | 19.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.76 | 19.49 | 20.03 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Belgium?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Belgium was 20.03 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 20.03 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1 in 1990.
- How does Belgium rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Belgium ranks 114th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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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