Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Western Pacific (WHO regions)
Western Pacific (WHO regions): Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 8.79 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Western Pacific (WHO regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Western Pacific (WHO regions) is 8.79, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 75.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Western Pacific (WHO regions) peaked at 8.79 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.61, in 2000.
That places Western Pacific (WHO regions) 136th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom 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 Pacific (WHO regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.61 | — |
| 2001 | 2.73 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 2.93 | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 3.05 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 3.18 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 3.37 | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 3.58 | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 3.79 | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 4 | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 4.21 | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 4.51 | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 4.72 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 5.01 | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 5.31 | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 5.61 | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 5.93 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 6.31 | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 6.64 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 7.03 | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 7.43 | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 7.84 | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 8.32 | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 8.79 | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.35 | 2.61 | 4.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.85 | 4.51 | 7.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.32 | 7.84 | 8.79 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Western Pacific (WHO regions)
More health data for Western Pacific (WHO regions)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 7,134 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 6.11 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 70,032 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.45 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 3.66 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 120,947 (2024)
- Child deaths 50,915 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 87,509 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 98,530 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 61,644 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Western Pacific (WHO regions)?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Western Pacific (WHO regions) was 8.79 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Western Pacific (WHO regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.79 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Western Pacific (WHO regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.61 in 2000.
- How does Western Pacific (WHO regions) rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Western Pacific (WHO regions) ranks 136th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Western Pacific (WHO regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Pacific (WHO regions) 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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