Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies
ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 14.97 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies stood at 14.97. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 82.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies peaked at 14.97 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.78, in 2000.
ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies ranks 89th 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 Low Income Economies, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.78 | — |
| 2001 | 4.01 | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 4.29 | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 4.64 | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 4.92 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 5.21 | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 5.59 | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 5.98 | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 6.34 | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 6.78 | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 7.18 | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 7.67 | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 8.23 | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 8.73 | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 9.24 | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 9.89 | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 10.51 | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 11.18 | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 11.9 | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 12.64 | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 13.39 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 14.19 | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 14.97 | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.15 | 3.78 | 6.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.72 | 7.18 | 12.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.18 | 13.39 | 14.97 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies
More health data for ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 1,956 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 42.76 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 7.86 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 21.76 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 8.67 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 8.21 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 18.6 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies was 14.97 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies?
- The highest recorded value was 14.97 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.78 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies ranks 89th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_WB Low 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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