Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 26.6 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Kyrgyzstan, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Kyrgyzstan stood at 26.6. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 26.6 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.98, in 1990.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 75th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.98 | — |
| 1991 | 9.25 | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 9.54 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 9.85 | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 10.18 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 10.54 | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 10.93 | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 11.34 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 11.78 | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 12.24 | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 12.73 | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 13.24 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 13.78 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 14.34 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 14.92 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 15.52 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 16.14 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 16.77 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 17.42 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 18.09 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 18.75 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 19.41 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 20.08 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 20.75 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 21.42 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 22.09 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 22.75 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 23.4 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 24.04 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 24.68 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 25.31 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 25.95 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 26.6 | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.46 | 8.98 | 12.24 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.29 | 12.73 | 18.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.74 | 18.75 | 24.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.95 | 25.31 | 26.6 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Kyrgyzstan?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Kyrgyzstan was 26.6 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.98 in 1990.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 75th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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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