Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Eastern Europe (UNSDG)
Eastern Europe (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 25.4 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Eastern Europe (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Eastern Europe (UNSDG) recorded 25.4 for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Eastern Europe (UNSDG) peaked at 25.4 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.64, in 2000.
That places Eastern Europe (UNSDG) 44th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 Eastern Europe (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.64 | — |
| 2001 | 17.99 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 18.38 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 18.76 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 19.17 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 19.54 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 19.96 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 20.34 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 20.7 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 21.09 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 21.4 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 21.71 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 22.08 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 22.4 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 22.73 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 23.04 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 23.32 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 23.65 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 24.01 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 24.33 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 24.68 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 25.02 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 25.4 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.36 | 17.64 | 21.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.87 | 21.4 | 24.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.03 | 24.68 | 25.4 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe (UNSDG)
- 41 Paraguay 32.96 compare
- 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
More health data for Eastern Europe (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 1,685 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 59.28 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.11 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 20.69 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 6.76 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 3.68 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 7.06 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Eastern Europe (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Eastern Europe (UNSDG) was 25.4 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Eastern Europe (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Eastern Europe (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.64 in 2000.
- How does Eastern Europe (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Eastern Europe (UNSDG) ranks 44th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Eastern Europe (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Europe (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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