Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Slovakia
Slovakia: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 26.82 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Slovakia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Slovakia is 26.82, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Slovakia peaked at 26.82 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.83, in 1990.
That places Slovakia 72nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.83 | — |
| 1991 | 12.99 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 13.16 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 13.34 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 13.54 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 13.75 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 14 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 14.27 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 14.57 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 14.9 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 15.25 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 15.63 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 16.03 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 16.43 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 16.86 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 17.3 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 17.75 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 18.23 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 18.72 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 19.22 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 19.73 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 20.25 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 20.78 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 21.31 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 21.87 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 22.44 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 23.03 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 23.63 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 24.24 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 24.86 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 25.5 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 26.15 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 26.82 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.73 | 12.83 | 14.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.14 | 15.25 | 19.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.21 | 19.73 | 24.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.16 | 25.5 | 26.82 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Slovakia?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Slovakia was 26.82 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.82 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.83 in 1990.
- How does Slovakia rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Slovakia ranks 72nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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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