Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E)
ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E): Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 7.27 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) is 7.27, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 90.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) peaked at 7.27 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.65, in 2000.
ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) ranks 152nd of 156 groups on this measure, 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_LDC (LDC_E), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.65 | — |
| 2001 | 1.77 | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 1.91 | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 2.06 | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 2.2 | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 2.33 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 2.56 | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 2.72 | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 2.93 | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 3.1 | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 3.33 | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 3.58 | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 3.81 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 4.08 | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 4.4 | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 4.68 | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 5.01 | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 5.31 | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 5.68 | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 6.06 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 6.44 | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 6.89 | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 7.27 | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.32 | 1.65 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.59 | 3.33 | 6.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.87 | 6.44 | 7.27 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E)
- 149 Bhutan 12.18 compare
- 150 Switzerland 12.11 compare
- 151 Cote d'Ivoire 11.64 compare
- 152 Togo 11.56 compare
- 153 Guinea-Bissau 11.47 compare
- 153 Angola 11.47 compare
- 155 Mali 11.37 compare
More health data for ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 4,722 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 29.51 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 11.83 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 12.47 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.19 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 12.8 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 20 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E)?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) was 7.27 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.27 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.65 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) ranks 152nd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) 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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