Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA)
ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA): Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 24.75 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) recorded 24.75 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 1.5% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) peaked at 24.75 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.15, in 2000.
That places ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) 46th 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 ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.15 | — |
| 2001 | 17.48 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 17.87 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 18.2 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 18.6 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 18.95 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 19.36 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 19.72 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 20.08 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 20.46 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 20.77 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 21.07 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 21.45 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 21.79 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 22.11 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 22.44 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 22.71 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 23.04 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 23.37 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 23.71 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 24.05 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 24.39 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 24.75 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.79 | 17.15 | 20.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.25 | 20.77 | 23.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.39 | 24.05 | 24.75 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA)
- 43 United Arab Emirates 32.08 compare
- 44 Brunei Darussalam 31.71 compare
- 45 Hungary 31.7 compare
- 46 Costa Rica 31.39 compare
- 47 Dominica 31.34 compare
- 48 Oman 31.1 compare
- 49 El Salvador 30.88 compare
More health data for ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 3,015 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 58.98 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.61 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 19.09 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 5.85 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 4.03 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 6.76 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA)?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) was 24.75 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA)?
- The highest recorded value was 24.75 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.15 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) ranks 46th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) 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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