Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Asia Oriental y Pacífico
Asia Oriental y Pacífico: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 36.52 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Asia Oriental y Pacífico, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Asia Oriental y Pacífico recorded 36.52 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Asia Oriental y Pacífico peaked at 36.52 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.7, in 2000.
Asia Oriental y Pacífico ranks 90th of 156 groups on this measure, 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 Oriental y Pacífico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.7 | — |
| 2001 | 20.25 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 20.81 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 21.38 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 22.01 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 22.59 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 23.24 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 23.89 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 24.63 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 25.36 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 26.04 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 26.78 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 27.6 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 28.37 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 29.23 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 30.16 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 31.03 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 31.9 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 32.84 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 33.72 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 34.61 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 35.57 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 36.52 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.39 | 19.7 | 25.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.77 | 26.04 | 33.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.57 | 34.61 | 36.52 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Asia Oriental y Pacífico
- 88 Estonia 57.21 compare
- 89 Eswatini 57.14 compare
- 90 Turkmenistan 56.98 compare
- 91 Solomon Islands 56.93 compare
- 92 Bosnia and Herzegovina 56.86 compare
- 93 Guyana 56.42 compare
More health data for Asia Oriental y Pacífico
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -8.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 10,918 (2100)
- Child deaths 57,013 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.07 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 142,260 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 85,247 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 6.59 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.52 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4972 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 103,578 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Asia Oriental y Pacífico?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Asia Oriental y Pacífico was 36.52 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Asia Oriental y Pacífico?
- The highest recorded value was 36.52 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Asia Oriental y Pacífico?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7 in 2000.
- How does Asia Oriental y Pacífico rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Asia Oriental y Pacífico ranks 90th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Asia Oriental y Pacífico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia Oriental y Pacífico 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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