Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
Eastern Asia (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 8.1 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Eastern Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Eastern Asia (UNSDG) stood at 8.1. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 80.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Eastern Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 8.1 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.27, in 2000.
Eastern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 146th 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 Eastern Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.27 | — |
| 2001 | 2.38 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 2.56 | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 2.67 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 2.77 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 2.96 | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 3.15 | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 3.34 | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 3.53 | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 3.73 | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 4.01 | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 4.21 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 4.49 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 4.77 | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 5.05 | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 5.34 | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 5.72 | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 6.01 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 6.39 | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 6.77 | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 7.15 | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 7.63 | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 8.1 | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.94 | 2.27 | 3.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.28 | 4.01 | 6.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.63 | 7.15 | 8.1 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
More health data for Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 3,990 (2100)
- Child deaths 19,794 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.55 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 35,755 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 1.61 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 15,961 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 3.16 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4332 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 43,629 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 40,398 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Eastern Asia (UNSDG) was 8.1 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.27 in 2000.
- How does Eastern Asia (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Eastern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 146th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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