Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Switzerland
Switzerland: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 12.11 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Switzerland, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Switzerland stood at 12.11. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Switzerland peaked at 12.11 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.17, in 1990.
Switzerland ranks 150th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.17 | — |
| 1991 | 9.28 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 9.4 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 9.53 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 9.67 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 9.83 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 9.99 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 10.16 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 10.33 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 10.51 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 10.69 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 10.86 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 11.03 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 11.18 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 11.33 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 11.46 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 11.57 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 11.67 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 11.74 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 11.79 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 11.81 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 11.82 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 11.81 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 11.8 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 11.8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11.81 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 11.84 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 11.87 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 11.9 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 11.94 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 11.99 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 12.05 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 12.11 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.79 | 9.17 | 10.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.33 | 10.69 | 11.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.84 | 11.8 | 11.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.05 | 11.99 | 12.11 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Switzerland?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Switzerland was 12.11 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 12.11 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.17 in 1990.
- How does Switzerland rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Switzerland ranks 150th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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