Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Armenia
Armenia: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 55.43 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Armenia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Armenia is 55.43, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Armenia peaked at 55.43 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 38.38, in 1990.
Armenia ranks 96th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38.38 | — |
| 1991 | 38.9 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 39.45 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 40.02 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 40.59 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 41.15 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 41.72 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 42.29 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 42.86 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 43.44 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 44.02 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 44.6 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 45.18 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 45.76 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 46.34 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 46.91 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 47.48 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 48.05 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 48.61 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 49.16 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 49.7 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 50.23 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 50.75 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 51.26 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 51.75 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 52.24 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 52.71 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 53.17 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 53.62 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 54.07 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 54.52 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 54.97 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 55.43 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.88 | 38.38 | 43.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.61 | 44.02 | 49.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.95 | 49.7 | 54.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.97 | 54.52 | 55.43 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Armenia?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Armenia was 55.43 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.43 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.38 in 1990.
- How does Armenia rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Armenia ranks 96th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia 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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