Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 11.49 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 11.49, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 11.49 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.54, in 2000.
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 103rd 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.54 | — |
| 2001 | 4.79 | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 5.06 | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 5.33 | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 5.6 | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 5.89 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 6.19 | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 6.52 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 6.81 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 7.12 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 7.39 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 7.68 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 7.96 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 8.19 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 8.44 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 8.72 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 9.05 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 9.4 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 9.79 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 10.19 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 10.61 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 11.03 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 11.49 | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.78 | 4.54 | 7.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.68 | 7.39 | 10.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.05 | 10.61 | 11.49 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
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- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 8.91 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.94 (2020)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 11.49 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.49 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.54 in 2000.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 103rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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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