Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Western Asia (UNSDG)
Western Asia (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 32.75 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Western Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Western Asia (UNSDG) stood at 32.75. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Western Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 32.75 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.16, in 2000.
Western Asia (UNSDG) ranks 17th of 156 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Western Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.16 | — |
| 2001 | 22.77 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 23.34 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 23.95 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 24.51 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 25.06 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 25.55 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 26.1 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 26.62 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 27.15 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 27.64 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 28.05 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 28.49 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 28.95 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 29.44 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 29.91 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 30.37 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 30.8 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 31.14 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 31.55 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 31.93 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 32.33 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 32.75 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.72 | 22.16 | 27.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.63 | 27.64 | 31.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.34 | 31.93 | 32.75 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia (UNSDG)
More health data for Western Asia (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,678 (2100)
- Child deaths 15,308 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 6.85 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 54,298 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.71 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 38,990 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 9.54 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5377 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 23,377 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 35,526 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Western Asia (UNSDG) was 32.75 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.75 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.16 in 2000.
- How does Western Asia (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Western Asia (UNSDG) ranks 17th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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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