Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) in Iraq
Iraq: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) was 40.49 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Iraq, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Iraq is 40.49, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Iraq peaked at 40.49 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.47, in 1990.
That places Iraq 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.47 | — |
| 1991 | 20.07 | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 20.67 | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 21.28 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 21.91 | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 22.56 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 23.23 | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 23.92 | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 24.63 | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 25.36 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 26.09 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 26.83 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 27.56 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 28.29 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 29.01 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 29.71 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 30.39 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 31.08 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 31.75 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 32.42 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 33.08 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 33.73 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 34.38 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 35.02 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 35.67 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 36.32 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 36.97 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 37.6 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 38.18 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 38.75 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 39.33 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 39.91 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 40.49 | +1.5% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 40.49 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.68, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 40.49 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 32.08, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.31 | 19.47 | 25.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.31 | 26.09 | 32.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.97 | 33.08 | 38.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.91 | 39.33 | 40.49 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Iraq?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Iraq was 40.49 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 40.49 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.47 in 1990.
- How does Iraq rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Iraq ranks 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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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