Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies
ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 11.14 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies stood at 11.14. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 62.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies peaked at 11.14 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.9, in 2000.
ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies ranks 113th 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 Upper Middle Income Economies, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.9 | — |
| 2001 | 4.07 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 4.32 | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 4.49 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 4.67 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 4.91 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 5.17 | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 5.42 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 5.67 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 5.92 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 6.26 | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 6.51 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 6.85 | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 7.2 | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 7.57 | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 7.95 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 8.39 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 8.76 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 9.2 | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 9.65 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 10.1 | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 10.62 | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 11.14 | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.85 | 3.9 | 5.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.84 | 6.26 | 9.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.62 | 10.1 | 11.14 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies
More health data for ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 8,361 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 40.76 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 4.63 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 24.05 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 11.68 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 5.07 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 7.35 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies was 11.14 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies?
- The highest recorded value was 11.14 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies ranks 113th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_WB Upper 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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