Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Central Asia (UNSDG)
Central Asia (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 25.18 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Central Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Central Asia (UNSDG) stood at 25.18. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Central Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 25.18 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.42, in 2000.
Central Asia (UNSDG) ranks 45th of 156 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Central Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.42 | — |
| 2001 | 12.85 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 13.26 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 13.74 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 14.19 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 14.74 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 15.25 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 15.81 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 16.37 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 16.99 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 17.62 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 18.19 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 18.82 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 19.49 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 20.12 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 20.78 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 21.42 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 22.04 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 22.66 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 23.3 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 23.89 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 24.52 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 25.18 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.56 | 12.42 | 16.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.44 | 17.62 | 23.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.53 | 23.89 | 25.18 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Central Asia (UNSDG)
- 42 Malta 32.29 compare
- 43 United Arab Emirates 32.08 compare
- 44 Brunei Darussalam 31.71 compare
- 45 Hungary 31.7 compare
- 46 Costa Rica 31.39 compare
- 47 Dominica 31.34 compare
- 48 Oman 31.1 compare
More health data for Central Asia (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 1,720 (2100)
- Child deaths 4,405 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 6 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 15,857 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.27 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 11,452 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 8.25 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5145 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 4,334 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 7,353 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Central Asia (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Central Asia (UNSDG) was 25.18 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Central Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 25.18 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Central Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.42 in 2000.
- How does Central Asia (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Central Asia (UNSDG) ranks 45th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Central Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central 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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