Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions)
East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 36.53 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions) is 36.53, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions) peaked at 36.53 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.71, in 2000.
That places East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions) 89th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.71 | — |
| 2001 | 20.26 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 20.81 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 21.39 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 22.02 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 22.6 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 23.25 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 23.9 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 24.63 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 25.36 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 26.04 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 26.79 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 27.61 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 28.38 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 29.24 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 30.16 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 31.03 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 31.9 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 32.84 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 33.73 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 34.61 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 35.58 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 36.53 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.39 | 19.71 | 25.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.77 | 26.04 | 33.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.57 | 34.61 | 36.53 | 3 |
Countries ranked near East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions)
- 86 Iceland 57.37 compare
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- 88 Estonia 57.21 compare
- 89 Eswatini 57.14 compare
- 90 Turkmenistan 56.98 compare
- 91 Solomon Islands 56.93 compare
- 92 Bosnia and Herzegovina 56.86 compare
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- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 9 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 5.78 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 22.29 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 10.72 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 5.65 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 8.52 (2020)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions) was 36.53 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 36.53 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.71 in 2000.
- How does East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions) ranks 89th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia and Pacific (World Bank regions) 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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