Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Southern Asia (UNSDG)
Southern Asia (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 9.76 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Southern Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Southern Asia (UNSDG) is 9.76, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 70.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Southern Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 9.76 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.7, in 2000.
That places Southern Asia (UNSDG) 124th 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 Southern Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.7 | — |
| 2001 | 2.94 | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 3.1 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 3.35 | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 3.6 | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 3.78 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 4.04 | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 4.3 | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 4.57 | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 4.83 | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 5.1 | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 5.44 | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 5.72 | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 6.09 | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 6.38 | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 6.75 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 7.13 | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 7.51 | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 7.9 | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 8.37 | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 8.78 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 9.28 | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 9.76 | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.72 | 2.7 | 4.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.64 | 5.1 | 8.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.27 | 8.78 | 9.76 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia (UNSDG)
More health data for Southern Asia (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 24,194 (2100)
- Child deaths 158,527 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.04 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 444,800 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 4.42 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 286,273 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.42 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.6322 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 196,190 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 230,937 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Southern Asia (UNSDG) was 9.76 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.76 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7 in 2000.
- How does Southern Asia (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Southern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 124th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia (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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