Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) in Georgia
Georgia: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) was 34.66 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
34.66
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
30th
of 193 countries
All-time high
34.66
in 2022
All-time low
13.65
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Georgia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 34.66 for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Georgia peaked at 34.66 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.65, in 1990.
That places Georgia 30th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) in Georgia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.65 | — |
| 1991 | 14.06 | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 14.49 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 14.94 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 15.4 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 15.89 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 16.4 | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 16.93 | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 17.48 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 18.06 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 18.66 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 19.29 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 19.94 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 20.6 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 21.29 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 21.98 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 22.7 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 23.43 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 24.18 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 24.93 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 25.69 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 26.44 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 27.2 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 27.96 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 28.72 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 29.49 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 30.25 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 31 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 31.73 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 32.46 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 33.19 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 33.92 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 34.66 | +2.2% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 34.66 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.68, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 34.66 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.51, 1.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.73 | 13.65 | 18.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.7 | 18.66 | 24.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.09 | 25.69 | 32.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.92 | 33.19 | 34.66 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Georgia?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Georgia was 34.66 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.66 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.65 in 1990.
- How does Georgia rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Georgia ranks 30th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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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