Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in ECE_West Balkans (ST7)
ECE_West Balkans (ST7): Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 24.4 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in ECE_West Balkans (ST7), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
ECE_West Balkans (ST7) recorded 24.4 for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ECE_West Balkans (ST7) peaked at 24.4 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.42, in 2000.
That places ECE_West Balkans (ST7) 49th 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 ECE_West Balkans (ST7), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.42 | — |
| 2001 | 14.77 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 15.14 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 15.49 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 15.88 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 16.27 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 16.68 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 17.08 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 17.51 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 17.92 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 18.35 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 18.79 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 19.22 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 19.69 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 20.12 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 20.6 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 21.1 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 21.63 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 22.14 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 22.65 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 23.2 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 23.8 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 24.4 | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.12 | 14.42 | 17.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.43 | 18.35 | 22.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.8 | 23.2 | 24.4 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECE_West Balkans (ST7)
- 46 Costa Rica 31.39 compare
- 47 Dominica 31.34 compare
- 48 Oman 31.1 compare
- 49 El Salvador 30.88 compare
- 50 South Africa 30.82 compare
- 51 Croatia 30.62 compare
- 52 Grenada 30.25 compare
More health data for ECE_West Balkans (ST7)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 68.41 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 58.47 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.01 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 28.27 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 10.19 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.59 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 6.03 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ECE_West Balkans (ST7)?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ECE_West Balkans (ST7) was 24.4 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in ECE_West Balkans (ST7)?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in ECE_West Balkans (ST7)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.42 in 2000.
- How does ECE_West Balkans (ST7) rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- ECE_West Balkans (ST7) ranks 49th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in ECE_West Balkans (ST7)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE_West Balkans (ST7) 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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