Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Oceania (UNSDG)
Oceania (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 29.19 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Oceania (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Oceania (UNSDG) stood at 29.19. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Oceania (UNSDG) peaked at 29.19 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.56, in 2000.
Oceania (UNSDG) ranks 33rd 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 Oceania (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.56 | — |
| 2001 | 20.16 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 20.7 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 21.25 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 21.79 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 22.3 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 22.76 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 23.2 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 23.64 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 24.01 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 24.46 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 24.8 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 25.1 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 25.45 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 25.83 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 26.25 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 26.63 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 27.09 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 27.46 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 27.9 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 28.34 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 28.81 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 29.19 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.94 | 19.56 | 24.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.1 | 24.46 | 27.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.78 | 28.34 | 29.19 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Oceania (UNSDG)
- 30 Georgia 34.66 compare
- 31 Romania 34.04 compare
- 32 Syrian Arab Republic 33.94 compare
- 33 Fiji 33.84 compare
- 34 Jamaica 33.81 compare
- 35 New Zealand 33.62 compare
- 36 Saint Lucia 33.47 compare
More health data for Oceania (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 747.79 (2100)
- Child deaths 2,539 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.49 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 6,191 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 3.79 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 3,652 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 9.26 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5186 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 2,563 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 3,117 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Oceania (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Oceania (UNSDG) was 29.19 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Oceania (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.19 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Oceania (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.56 in 2000.
- How does Oceania (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Oceania (UNSDG) ranks 33rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Oceania (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania (UNSDG) 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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