Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Cambodia
Cambodia: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 25.14 in 2022. ▲ Rising
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 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% |
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,125 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,047 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0493 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 0.9737 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0516 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 0.6988 % change on previous year (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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