Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions)
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions): Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 28.27 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) recorded 28.27 for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) peaked at 28.27 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.61, in 2000.
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) ranks 37th of 156 groups on this measure, in the top 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 Mediterranean (WHO regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.61 | — |
| 2001 | 15.16 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 15.73 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 16.32 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 16.89 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 17.44 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 17.99 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 18.58 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 19.18 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 19.76 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 20.33 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 20.9 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 21.51 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 22.19 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 22.85 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 23.53 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 24.22 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 24.89 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 25.51 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 26.18 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 26.85 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 27.55 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 28.27 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.17 | 14.61 | 19.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.21 | 20.33 | 26.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.56 | 26.85 | 28.27 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions)
- 34 Jamaica 33.81 compare
- 35 New Zealand 33.62 compare
- 36 Saint Lucia 33.47 compare
- 37 Uruguay 33.34 compare
- 38 Türkiye 33.3 compare
- 39 Antigua and Barbuda 33.25 compare
- 39 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 33.25 compare
More health data for Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -4.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 19,337 (2100)
- Child deaths 135,374 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 11.56 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 352,758 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 7.33 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 217,384 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 18.81 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 109,734 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 137,386 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions)?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) was 28.27 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.27 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.61 in 2000.
- How does Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) ranks 37th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) 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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