Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Países menos adelantados
Países menos adelantados: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 8.29 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Países menos adelantados, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Países menos adelantados is 8.29, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 66.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Países menos adelantados peaked at 8.29 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.49, in 2000.
That places Países menos adelantados 145th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Países menos adelantados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.49 | — |
| 2001 | 2.66 | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 2.84 | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 3.03 | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 3.22 | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 3.41 | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 3.64 | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 3.85 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 4.07 | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 4.28 | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 4.5 | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 4.74 | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 4.98 | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 5.23 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 5.51 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 5.79 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 6.1 | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 6.41 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 6.75 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 7.11 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 7.49 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 7.89 | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 8.29 | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.35 | 2.49 | 4.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.71 | 4.5 | 7.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.89 | 7.49 | 8.29 | 3 |
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More health data for Países menos adelantados
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -3.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 41,287 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.21 million (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 17.53 (2024)
- Child deaths 600,779 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 35.19 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 17.98 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 609,519 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4176 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 204,760 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Países menos adelantados?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Países menos adelantados was 8.29 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Países menos adelantados?
- The highest recorded value was 8.29 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Países menos adelantados?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.49 in 2000.
- How does Países menos adelantados rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Países menos adelantados ranks 145th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Países menos adelantados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Países menos adelantados 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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