Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in ECE_All countries
ECE_All countries: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 27.78 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in ECE_All countries, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
ECE_All countries recorded 27.78 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 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ECE_All countries peaked at 27.78 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.34, in 2000.
That places ECE_All countries 39th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 ECE_All countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.34 | — |
| 2001 | 19.89 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 20.44 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 20.95 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 21.47 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 21.96 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 22.44 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 22.88 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 23.29 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 23.69 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 24.04 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 24.36 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 24.68 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 24.99 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 25.29 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 25.59 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 25.91 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 26.23 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 26.54 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 26.85 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 27.15 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 27.46 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 27.78 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.63 | 19.34 | 23.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.45 | 24.04 | 26.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.47 | 27.15 | 27.78 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECE_All countries
- 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
- 41 Paraguay 32.96 compare
- 42 Malta 32.29 compare
More health data for ECE_All countries
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 11,822 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 60.08 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.02 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 28.8 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 11.44 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.49 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 7.75 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ECE_All countries?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ECE_All countries was 27.78 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in ECE_All countries?
- The highest recorded value was 27.78 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in ECE_All countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.34 in 2000.
- How does ECE_All countries rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- ECE_All countries ranks 39th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in ECE_All countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE_All countries 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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