Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Brunei
Brunei: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) was 69.63 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
69.63
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
27th
of 193 countries
All-time high
69.63
in 2022
All-time low
27.22
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Brunei, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Brunei stood at 69.63. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Brunei peaked at 69.63 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.22, in 1990.
Brunei ranks 27th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.22 | — |
| 1991 | 28.31 | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 29.43 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 30.58 | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 31.77 | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 32.99 | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 34.25 | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 35.54 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 36.86 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 38.22 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 39.6 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 41.01 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 42.44 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 43.89 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 45.35 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 46.82 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 48.3 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 49.77 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 51.23 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 52.66 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 54.07 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 55.46 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 56.83 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 58.2 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 59.57 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 60.93 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 62.26 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 63.57 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 64.85 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 66.09 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 67.3 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 68.48 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 69.63 | +1.7% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 69.63 is above the median for high income countries, which is 59.54, 1.2× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 69.63 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 53.14, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.52 | 27.22 | 38.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.11 | 39.6 | 52.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.18 | 54.07 | 66.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.47 | 67.3 | 69.63 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Brunei?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Brunei was 69.63 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 69.63 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.22 in 1990.
- How does Brunei rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Brunei ranks 27th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei 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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