Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Asia Meridional
Asia Meridional: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 32.43 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Asia Meridional, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Asia Meridional is 32.43, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Asia Meridional peaked at 32.43 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.91, in 2000.
That places Asia Meridional 115th 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 Asia Meridional, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.91 | — |
| 2001 | 12.65 | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 13.31 | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 14.06 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 14.81 | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 15.59 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 16.37 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 17.24 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 18.05 | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 18.95 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 19.84 | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 20.75 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 21.73 | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 22.66 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 23.65 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 24.74 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 25.75 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 26.86 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 27.97 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 29.08 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 30.19 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 31.32 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 32.43 | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.29 | 11.91 | 18.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3 | 19.84 | 29.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.31 | 30.19 | 32.43 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Asia Meridional
More health data for Asia Meridional
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -5.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 23,581 (2100)
- Child deaths 157,304 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.19 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 439,901 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 282,597 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.69 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 4.53 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.6322 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 189,445 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Asia Meridional?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Asia Meridional was 32.43 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Asia Meridional?
- The highest recorded value was 32.43 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Asia Meridional?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.91 in 2000.
- How does Asia Meridional rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Asia Meridional ranks 115th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Asia Meridional?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia Meridional 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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