Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 36.06 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) stood at 36.06. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 36.06 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.18, in 2000.
That places Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) 98th 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 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.18 | — |
| 2001 | 19.73 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 20.28 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 20.85 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 21.48 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 22.06 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 22.72 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 23.37 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 24.1 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 24.83 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 25.52 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 26.27 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 27.09 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 27.87 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 28.73 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 29.66 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 30.53 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 31.41 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 32.35 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 33.24 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 34.13 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 35.1 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 36.06 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.86 | 19.18 | 24.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.27 | 25.52 | 33.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.1 | 34.13 | 36.06 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
More health data for Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -8.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 10,242 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 136,069 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.03 (2024)
- Child deaths 54,474 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 6.5 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.48 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 81,595 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4962 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 68,835 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) was 36.06 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 36.06 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.18 in 2000.
- How does Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 98th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) 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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