Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)
South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions): Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 9.03 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) recorded 9.03 for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 81.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 9.03 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.12, in 2000.
That places South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) 129th 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 South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.12 | — |
| 2001 | 2.33 | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 2.47 | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 2.7 | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 2.92 | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 3.08 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 3.32 | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 3.56 | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 3.83 | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 4.08 | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 4.34 | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 4.69 | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 4.96 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 5.32 | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 5.62 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 5.98 | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 6.36 | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 6.75 | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 7.14 | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 7.62 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 8.03 | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 8.54 | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 9.03 | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.04 | 2.12 | 4.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.88 | 4.34 | 7.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.53 | 8.03 | 9.03 | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)
More health data for South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -5.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 23,581 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 439,901 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.19 (2024)
- Child deaths 157,304 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.69 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 4.53 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 282,597 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.6322 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 139,017 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 9.03 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.03 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.12 in 2000.
- How does South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 129th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia (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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