Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in China
China: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 37.46 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in China, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in China stood at 37.46. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in China peaked at 37.46 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.35, in 1990.
China ranks 145th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.35 | — |
| 1991 | 13.97 | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 14.62 | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 15.28 | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 15.93 | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 16.58 | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 17.22 | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 17.85 | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 18.48 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 19.1 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 19.71 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 20.31 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 20.92 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 21.53 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 22.16 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 22.81 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 23.51 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 24.23 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 24.98 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 25.76 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 26.55 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 27.34 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 28.16 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 29.03 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 29.93 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 30.86 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 31.8 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 32.72 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 33.65 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 34.58 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 35.53 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 36.49 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 37.46 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.24 | 13.35 | 19.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.59 | 19.71 | 25.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.46 | 26.55 | 34.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.49 | 35.53 | 37.46 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in China?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in China was 37.46 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 37.46 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.35 in 1990.
- How does China rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- China ranks 145th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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