Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Algeria
Algeria: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 57.62 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Algeria, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 57.62 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Algeria peaked at 57.62 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 35.91, in 1990.
That places Algeria 84th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.91 | — |
| 1991 | 36.45 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 37.02 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 37.59 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 38.18 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 38.79 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 39.4 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 40.02 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 40.67 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 41.36 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 42.06 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 42.76 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 43.46 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 44.17 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 44.87 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 45.57 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 46.26 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 46.95 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 47.64 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 48.34 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 49.05 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 49.77 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 50.49 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 51.23 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 51.97 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 52.71 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 53.46 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 54.19 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 54.89 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 55.58 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 56.26 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 56.94 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 57.62 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.54 | 35.91 | 41.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.21 | 42.06 | 48.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.33 | 49.05 | 55.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.94 | 56.26 | 57.62 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Algeria?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Algeria was 57.62 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 57.62 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.91 in 1990.
- How does Algeria rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Algeria ranks 84th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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