Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) in Syria
Syria: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) was 33.94 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
33.94
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
32nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
33.94
in 2022
All-time low
17.09
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Syria, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Syria stood at 33.94. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Syria peaked at 33.94 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.09, in 1990.
Syria ranks 32nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.09 | — |
| 1991 | 17.6 | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 18.11 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 18.64 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 19.17 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 19.73 | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 20.3 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 20.89 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 21.49 | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 22.1 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 22.71 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 23.33 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 23.94 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 24.53 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 25.11 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 25.66 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 26.19 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 26.69 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 27.21 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 27.72 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 28.22 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 28.71 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 29.21 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 29.74 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 30.27 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 30.8 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 31.32 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 31.81 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 32.25 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 32.67 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 33.09 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 33.52 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 33.94 | +1.3% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 33.94 is above the median for low income countries, which is 8.6, 3.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 33.94 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 32.08, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.51 | 17.09 | 22.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.31 | 22.71 | 27.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.5 | 28.22 | 32.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.52 | 33.09 | 33.94 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Syria
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Syria?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Syria was 33.94 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 33.94 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.09 in 1990.
- How does Syria rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Syria ranks 32nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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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