Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions): Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 30.86 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) recorded 30.86 for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 30.86 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.79, in 2000.
Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 23rd of 156 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.79 | — |
| 2001 | 19.39 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 20.03 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 20.64 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 21.24 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 21.8 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 22.35 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 22.93 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 23.48 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 24.06 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 24.59 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 25.11 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 25.64 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 26.2 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 26.75 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 27.32 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 27.87 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 28.36 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 28.82 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 29.32 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 29.82 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 30.32 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 30.86 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.47 | 18.79 | 24.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27 | 24.59 | 29.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.33 | 29.82 | 30.86 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
More health data for Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -6.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 10,699 (2100)
- Child deaths 51,561 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.5 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 146,841 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 95,280 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 13.16 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 4.7 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5204 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 65,759 (2024)
All data for Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 30.86 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 30.86 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.79 in 2000.
- How does Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 23rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 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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