Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ECE_All countries
ECE_All countries: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 60.08 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ECE_All countries, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
ECE_All countries recorded 60.08 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ECE_All countries peaked at 60.08 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 52.28, in 2000.
That places ECE_All countries 37th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ECE_All countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.28 | — |
| 2001 | 52.82 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 53.38 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 53.93 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 54.42 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 54.92 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 55.39 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 55.84 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 56.22 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 56.58 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 56.91 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 57.23 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 57.49 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 57.77 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 58.03 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 58.31 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 58.58 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 58.84 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 59.1 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 59.35 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 59.61 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 59.84 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 60.08 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.58 | 52.28 | 56.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.16 | 56.91 | 59.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.84 | 59.61 | 60.08 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECE_All countries
- 34 Uruguay 67.59 compare
- 35 Türkiye 67.57 compare
- 36 New Zealand 67.44 compare
- 37 Barbados 67.16 compare
- 38 Costa Rica 66.94 compare
- 39 Ecuador 66.75 compare
- 40 El Salvador 66.17 compare
More health data for ECE_All countries
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 11,822 (2100)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 27.78 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.02 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 28.8 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 11.44 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.49 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 7.75 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ECE_All countries?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ECE_All countries was 60.08 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ECE_All countries?
- The highest recorded value was 60.08 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ECE_All countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.28 in 2000.
- How does ECE_All countries rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- ECE_All countries ranks 37th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in ECE_All countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE_All countries 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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