Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) was 25.14 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
25.14
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
175th
of 193 countries
All-time high
25.14
in 2022
All-time low
5.62
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Cambodia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Cambodia is 25.14, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Cambodia peaked at 25.14 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.62, in 1990.
That places Cambodia 175th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom 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 Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.62 | — |
| 1991 | 5.86 | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 6.11 | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 6.37 | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 6.65 | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 6.95 | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 7.26 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 7.59 | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 7.94 | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 8.31 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 8.7 | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 9.11 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 9.55 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 10.02 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 10.52 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 11.04 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 11.6 | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 12.19 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 12.81 | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 13.46 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 14.15 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 14.88 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 15.65 | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 16.47 | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 17.33 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 18.22 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 19.14 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 20.09 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 21.06 | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 22.05 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 23.05 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 24.08 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 25.14 | +4.4% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 25.14 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.1, 66% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 25.14 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 53.14, 47% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.87 | 5.62 | 8.31 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.9 | 8.7 | 13.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.9 | 14.15 | 22.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.09 | 23.05 | 25.14 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 172 Mozambique 27.16 compare
- 173 Myanmar 27.04 compare
- 174 Bangladesh 27.02 compare
- 176 Malawi 24.29 compare
- 177 South Sudan 24.2 compare
- 178 Congo 24.16 compare
More health data for Cambodia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.572 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,047 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0488 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0511 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Cambodia?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Cambodia was 25.14 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.14 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.62 in 1990.
- How does Cambodia rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Cambodia ranks 175th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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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