Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies
ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 8.94 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies recorded 8.94 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 5.4% on the previous year and up 75.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies peaked at 8.94 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.34, in 2000.
ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies ranks 134th 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_WB Lower Middle Income Economies, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.34 | — |
| 2001 | 2.54 | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 2.69 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 2.9 | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 3.12 | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 3.28 | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 3.51 | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 3.75 | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 4.01 | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 4.25 | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 4.51 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 4.84 | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 5.1 | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 5.44 | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 5.73 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 6.07 | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 6.43 | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 6.8 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 7.17 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 7.62 | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 8 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 8.48 | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 8.94 | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.24 | 2.34 | 4.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.97 | 4.51 | 7.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.48 | 8 | 8.94 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies
More health data for ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 25,920 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 32.18 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 12.62 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 12.37 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.45 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 17.97 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 23.02 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies was 8.94 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies?
- The highest recorded value was 8.94 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.34 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies ranks 134th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_WB Lower Middle 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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