Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
Eastern Asia (UNSDG): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 36.37 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Eastern Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Eastern Asia (UNSDG) recorded 36.37 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Eastern Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 36.37 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.03, in 2000.
That places Eastern Asia (UNSDG) 92nd 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 Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.03 | — |
| 2001 | 20.58 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 21.12 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 21.67 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 22.3 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 22.84 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 23.48 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 24.11 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 24.84 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 25.56 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 26.2 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 26.93 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 27.75 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 28.49 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 29.32 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 30.24 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 31.07 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 31.91 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 32.83 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 33.66 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 34.51 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 35.44 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 36.37 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.65 | 20.03 | 25.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.84 | 26.2 | 33.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.44 | 34.51 | 36.37 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
- 89 Eswatini 57.14 compare
- 90 Turkmenistan 56.98 compare
- 91 Solomon Islands 56.93 compare
- 92 Bosnia and Herzegovina 56.86 compare
- 93 Guyana 56.42 compare
- 94 Ukraine 56.13 compare
- 95 Cuba 55.56 compare
More health data for Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -14.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 3,990 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 3.16 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 15,961 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 1.61 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.55 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 35,755 (2024)
- Child deaths 19,794 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4332 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 15,417 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Eastern Asia (UNSDG) was 36.37 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 36.37 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.03 in 2000.
- How does Eastern Asia (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Eastern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 92nd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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