Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 10.8 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 10.8. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 62.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 10.8 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.07, in 1990.
That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 160th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.07 | — |
| 1991 | 2.18 | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 2.3 | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 2.43 | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 2.56 | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 2.7 | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 2.85 | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 3 | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 3.17 | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 3.34 | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 3.53 | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 3.73 | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 3.94 | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 4.16 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 4.39 | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 4.64 | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 4.9 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 5.17 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 5.45 | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 5.74 | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 6.03 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 6.34 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 6.65 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 6.98 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 7.33 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 7.7 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 8.09 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 8.5 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 8.92 | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 9.36 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 9.82 | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 10.3 | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 10.8 | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.66 | 2.07 | 3.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.56 | 3.53 | 5.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.59 | 6.03 | 9.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.31 | 9.82 | 10.8 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 10.8 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.07 in 1990.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 160th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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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