Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)
ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA): Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 8.1 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) stood at 8.1. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) peaked at 8.1 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.27, in 2000.
That places ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) 146th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA), 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 ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)
More health data for ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 3,997 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 36.37 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 4.58 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 22.65 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 11.47 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 3.59 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 5.58 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) was 8.1 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.27 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) ranks 146th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) 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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