Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Czechia
Czechia: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) was 59.54 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Czechia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Czechia is 59.54, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Czechia peaked at 59.54 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 53.74, in 2001.
That places Czechia 73rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 55.75 | — |
| 1991 | 55.49 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 55.23 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 54.97 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 54.71 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 54.47 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 54.25 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 54.07 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 53.92 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 53.81 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 53.75 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 53.74 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 53.77 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 53.83 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 53.93 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 54.07 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 54.24 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 54.46 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 54.69 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 54.95 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 55.23 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 55.52 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 55.83 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 56.16 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 56.51 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 56.88 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 57.26 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 57.64 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 58.02 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 58.4 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 58.77 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 59.14 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 59.54 | +0.7% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 59.54 is above the median for high income countries, which is 59.54, 1.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 59.54 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.98, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.67 | 53.81 | 55.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.14 | 53.74 | 54.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.75 | 55.23 | 58.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.15 | 58.77 | 59.54 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Czechia?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Czechia was 59.54 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.54 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.74 in 2001.
- How does Czechia rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Czechia ranks 73rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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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