Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in ESCAP_South-East Asia (SEA)
ESCAP_South-East Asia (SEA): Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 10.07 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in ESCAP_South-East Asia (SEA), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
ESCAP_South-East Asia (SEA) recorded 10.07 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 4.8% on the previous year and up 68.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_South-East Asia (SEA) peaked at 10.07 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.1, in 2000.
ESCAP_South-East Asia (SEA) ranks 121st of 156 groups on this measure, 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_South-East Asia (SEA), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.1 | — |
| 2001 | 3.3 | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 3.49 | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 3.68 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 3.88 | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 4.08 | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 4.35 | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 4.6 | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 4.86 | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 5.11 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 5.42 | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 5.7 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 5.98 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 6.31 | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 6.67 | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 7.05 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 7.44 | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 7.83 | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 8.23 | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 8.68 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 9.13 | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 9.61 | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 10.07 | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.04 | 3.1 | 5.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.93 | 5.42 | 8.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6 | 9.13 | 10.07 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_South-East Asia (SEA)
- 118 Norway 19.15 compare
- 119 Luxembourg 18.43 compare
- 120 Kazakhstan 18.38 compare
- 121 Botswana 18.29 compare
- 122 Andorra 18.1 compare
- 123 Montenegro 18 compare
- 124 Equatorial Guinea 17.67 compare
More health data for ESCAP_South-East Asia (SEA)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 6,188 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 35.23 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 9.3 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 20.83 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 9.13 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 9.43 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 12.01 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_South-East Asia (SEA)?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_South-East Asia (SEA) was 10.07 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in ESCAP_South-East Asia (SEA)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.07 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in ESCAP_South-East Asia (SEA)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_South-East Asia (SEA) rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- ESCAP_South-East Asia (SEA) ranks 121st out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in ESCAP_South-East Asia (SEA)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_South-East Asia (SEA) 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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