Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 8.63 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) stood at 8.63. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 77.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 8.63 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.47, in 2000.
That places Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) 140th 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 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.47 | — |
| 2001 | 2.6 | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 2.78 | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 2.91 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 3.04 | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 3.23 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 3.44 | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 3.65 | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 3.86 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 4.07 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 4.36 | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 4.58 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 4.86 | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 5.16 | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 5.47 | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 5.78 | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 6.16 | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 6.49 | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 6.88 | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 7.28 | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 7.68 | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 8.16 | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 8.63 | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.21 | 2.47 | 4.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7 | 4.36 | 7.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.16 | 7.68 | 8.63 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
More health data for Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -8.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 10,242 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 136,069 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.03 (2024)
- Child deaths 54,474 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 6.5 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.48 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 81,595 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4962 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 68,835 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) was 8.63 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.63 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.47 in 2000.
- How does Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 140th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern and South-Eastern 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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