Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Tunisia
Tunisia: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 26.83 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Tunisia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Tunisia is 26.83, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Tunisia peaked at 26.83 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.96, in 1990.
Tunisia ranks 71st of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.96 | — |
| 1991 | 12.33 | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 12.71 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 13.11 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 13.51 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 13.94 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 14.39 | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 14.85 | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 15.33 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 15.82 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 16.33 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 16.84 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 17.35 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 17.85 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 18.34 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 18.82 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 19.28 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 19.73 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 20.19 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 20.64 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 21.1 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 21.57 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 22.04 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 22.5 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 22.98 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 23.47 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 23.97 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 24.46 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 24.92 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 25.38 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 25.85 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 26.34 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 26.83 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.79 | 11.96 | 15.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.54 | 16.33 | 20.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.24 | 21.1 | 25.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.34 | 25.85 | 26.83 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Tunisia?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Tunisia was 26.83 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.83 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.96 in 1990.
- How does Tunisia rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Tunisia ranks 71st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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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