Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E)
ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E): Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 20.02 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E) stood at 20.02. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E) peaked at 20.02 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.02, in 2000.
ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E) ranks 64th of 156 groups on this measure, 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 ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.02 | — |
| 2001 | 9.37 | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 9.71 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 10.07 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 10.43 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 10.86 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 11.29 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 11.75 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 12.2 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 12.72 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 13.2 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 13.7 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 14.23 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 14.8 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 15.34 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 15.92 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 16.48 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 17.08 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 17.67 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 18.24 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 18.79 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 19.37 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 20.02 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.74 | 9.02 | 12.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.67 | 13.2 | 18.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.39 | 18.79 | 20.02 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E)
- 61 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 28.68 compare
- 62 Guyana 28.46 compare
- 63 Ireland 28.35 compare
- 64 Brazil 28.14 compare
- 65 Trinidad and Tobago 28.05 compare
- 66 Greece 27.98 compare
- 67 North Macedonia 27.54 compare
More health data for ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 4,052 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 50.67 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 5.02 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 17.66 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 5.79 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 6.8 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.26 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E)?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E) was 20.02 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.02 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.02 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E) rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E) ranks 64th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_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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