Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC)
ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC): Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 9.03 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC) stood at 9.03. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 81.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC) peaked at 9.03 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.12, in 2000.
That places ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC) 129th 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_SAARC (SAARC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.12 | — |
| 2001 | 2.33 | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 2.47 | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 2.7 | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 2.92 | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 3.08 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 3.32 | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 3.56 | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 3.83 | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 4.08 | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 4.34 | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 4.69 | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 4.96 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 5.32 | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 5.62 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 5.98 | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 6.36 | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 6.75 | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 7.14 | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 7.62 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 8.03 | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 8.54 | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 9.03 | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.04 | 2.12 | 4.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.88 | 4.34 | 7.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.53 | 8.03 | 9.03 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC)
More health data for ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 23,581 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 32.43 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 13.02 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 11.85 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.23 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 19.27 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 24.78 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC)?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC) was 9.03 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.03 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.12 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC) rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC) ranks 129th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC) 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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