Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) in Palestine
Palestine: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) was 37.56 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
37.56
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
24th
of 193 countries
All-time high
37.56
in 2022
All-time low
20.43
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Palestine, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 37.56 for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Palestine peaked at 37.56 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.43, in 1990.
Palestine ranks 24th 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 Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.43 | — |
| 1991 | 21.07 | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 21.71 | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 22.36 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 23.02 | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 23.71 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 24.4 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 25.11 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 25.83 | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 26.55 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 27.28 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 27.99 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 28.7 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 29.37 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 30.03 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 30.64 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 31.22 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 31.77 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 32.3 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 32.81 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 33.3 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 33.75 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 34.18 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 34.59 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 34.99 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 35.38 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 35.77 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 36.12 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 36.43 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 36.71 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 37 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 37.28 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 37.56 | +0.8% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 37.56 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.55, 2.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 37.56 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 32.08, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.42 | 20.43 | 26.55 | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.21 | 27.28 | 32.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.12 | 33.3 | 36.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.28 | 37 | 37.56 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Palestine?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Palestine was 37.56 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 37.56 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.43 in 1990.
- How does Palestine rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Palestine ranks 24th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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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