Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)
ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA): Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 10.82 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) stood at 10.82. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) peaked at 10.82 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.71, in 2000.
ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) ranks 115th 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_South and South-West Asia (SSWA), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.71 | — |
| 2001 | 3.96 | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 4.14 | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 4.39 | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 4.65 | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 4.84 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 5.1 | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 5.36 | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 5.64 | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 5.9 | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 6.17 | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 6.51 | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 6.79 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 7.16 | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 7.46 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 7.84 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 8.23 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 8.62 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 9.01 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 9.47 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 9.86 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 10.35 | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 10.82 | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.77 | 3.71 | 5.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.72 | 6.17 | 9.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.35 | 9.86 | 10.82 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)
More health data for ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 24,637 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 35.3 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 12.09 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 13.22 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.78 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 18.35 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 24 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) was 10.82 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.82 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.71 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) ranks 115th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) 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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