Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC)
ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC): Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 29.18 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) stood at 29.18. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) peaked at 29.18 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.56, in 2000.
That places ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) 34th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 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_PACIFIC (PAC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.56 | — |
| 2001 | 20.16 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 20.7 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 21.25 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 21.78 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 22.3 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 22.76 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 23.2 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 23.64 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 24.01 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 24.46 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 24.8 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 25.1 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 25.45 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 25.83 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 26.25 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 26.63 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 27.09 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 27.45 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 27.9 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 28.34 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 28.81 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 29.18 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.94 | 19.56 | 24.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.1 | 24.46 | 27.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.78 | 28.34 | 29.18 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC)
- 31 Romania 34.04 compare
- 32 Syrian Arab Republic 33.94 compare
- 33 Fiji 33.84 compare
- 34 Jamaica 33.81 compare
- 35 New Zealand 33.62 compare
- 36 Saint Lucia 33.47 compare
- 37 Uruguay 33.34 compare
More health data for ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 747.7 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 62.22 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 1.89 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 36.53 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 15.83 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 1.74 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 11.93 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC)?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) was 29.18 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.18 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.56 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) ranks 34th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) 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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