Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)
Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 10.32 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) is 10.32, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 10.32 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.07, in 2000.
Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 120th of 156 groups on this measure, 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 Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.07 | — |
| 2001 | 3.31 | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 3.48 | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 3.73 | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 3.99 | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 4.18 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 4.45 | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 4.72 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 5.01 | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 5.28 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 5.57 | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 5.91 | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 6.21 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 6.58 | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 6.89 | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 7.26 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 7.65 | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 8.04 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 8.44 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 8.92 | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 9.32 | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 9.83 | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 10.32 | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.12 | 3.07 | 5.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.15 | 5.57 | 8.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.82 | 9.32 | 10.32 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)
- 117 Afghanistan 19.22 compare
- 118 Norway 19.15 compare
- 119 Luxembourg 18.43 compare
- 120 Kazakhstan 18.38 compare
- 121 Botswana 18.29 compare
- 122 Andorra 18.1 compare
- 123 Montenegro 18 compare
More health data for Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -5.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 25,913 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 460,657 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 7.93 (2024)
- Child deaths 162,932 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.21 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 4.31 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 297,725 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.6291 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 149,287 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) was 10.32 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.32 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.07 in 2000.
- How does Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 120th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central and Southern Asia (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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