Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States
ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 19.32 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States recorded 19.32 for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States peaked at 19.32 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.01, in 2000.
ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States ranks 69th 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_Small Islands Developing States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.01 | — |
| 2001 | 12.19 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 12.37 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 12.69 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 12.99 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 13.18 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 13.43 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 13.59 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 13.76 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 13.99 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 14.3 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 14.58 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 14.88 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 15.21 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 15.58 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 15.95 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 16.37 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 16.85 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 17.24 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 17.73 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 18.23 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 18.81 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 19.32 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.02 | 12.01 | 13.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.87 | 14.3 | 17.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.79 | 18.23 | 19.32 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States
More health data for ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 340.35 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 47.74 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 5.33 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 33.07 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 14.2 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 3.71 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 17.08 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States was 19.32 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 19.32 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.01 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States ranks 69th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States 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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