Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)
Arab Maghreb Union (AMU): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 56.91 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Arab Maghreb Union (AMU), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) recorded 56.91 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) peaked at 56.91 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 43.07, in 2000.
That places Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) 49th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Arab Maghreb Union (AMU), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.07 | — |
| 2001 | 43.79 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 44.5 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 45.2 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 45.89 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 46.59 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 47.24 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 47.87 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 48.51 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 49.1 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 49.76 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 50.33 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 50.89 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 51.51 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 52.17 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 52.79 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 53.45 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 54.06 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 54.63 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 55.24 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 55.81 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 56.34 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 56.91 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.17 | 43.07 | 49.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.48 | 49.76 | 55.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.36 | 55.81 | 56.91 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)
More health data for Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.6377 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 5,347 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 3,332 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 10,091 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 2,856 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 16,279 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 7,600 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 4,744 (2024)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 4.79 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 4.5 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) was 56.91 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)?
- The highest recorded value was 56.91 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.07 in 2000.
- How does Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) ranks 49th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) 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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