Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Oriente Medio y África del Norte
Oriente Medio y África del Norte: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 31.85 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Oriente Medio y África del Norte, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Oriente Medio y África del Norte stood at 31.85. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Oriente Medio y África del Norte peaked at 31.85 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.7, in 2000.
That places Oriente Medio y África del Norte 19th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 Oriente Medio y África del Norte, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.7 | — |
| 2001 | 20.32 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 20.96 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 21.58 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 22.17 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 22.73 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 23.28 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 23.86 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 24.41 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 25 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 25.52 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 26.04 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 26.56 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 27.13 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 27.68 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 28.27 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 28.83 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 29.34 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 29.82 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 30.33 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 30.83 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 31.32 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 31.85 | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.4 | 19.7 | 25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.95 | 25.52 | 30.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.34 | 30.83 | 31.85 | 3 |
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More health data for Oriente Medio y África del Norte
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -14.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 9,003 (2100)
- Child deaths 20,932 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 6.52 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 84,203 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 63,271 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 8.68 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.17 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5866 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 38,993 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Oriente Medio y África del Norte?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Oriente Medio y África del Norte was 31.85 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Oriente Medio y África del Norte?
- The highest recorded value was 31.85 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Oriente Medio y África del Norte?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7 in 2000.
- How does Oriente Medio y África del Norte rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Oriente Medio y África del Norte ranks 19th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Oriente Medio y África del Norte?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oriente Medio y África del Norte 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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