Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in ESCAP_WB High Income Economies
ESCAP_WB High Income Economies: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 15.33 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in ESCAP_WB High Income Economies, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
ESCAP_WB High Income Economies recorded 15.33 for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_WB High Income Economies peaked at 15.33 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.32, in 2000.
ESCAP_WB High Income Economies ranks 88th 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_WB High Income Economies, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.32 | — |
| 2001 | 10.54 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 10.81 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 11.05 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 11.31 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 11.53 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 11.8 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 12.02 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 12.26 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 12.49 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 12.71 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 12.88 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 13.09 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 13.26 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 13.45 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 13.67 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 13.82 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 14.07 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 14.31 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 14.54 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 14.8 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 15.06 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 15.33 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.41 | 10.32 | 12.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.58 | 12.71 | 14.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.07 | 14.8 | 15.33 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_WB High Income Economies
More health data for ESCAP_WB High Income Economies
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 2,347 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 43.03 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 5.05 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 22.55 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 7.88 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.67 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 8.42 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_WB High Income Economies?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_WB High Income Economies was 15.33 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in ESCAP_WB High Income Economies?
- The highest recorded value was 15.33 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in ESCAP_WB High Income Economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.32 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_WB High Income Economies rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- ESCAP_WB High Income Economies ranks 88th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in ESCAP_WB High Income Economies?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_WB High Income Economies 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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