Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS)
ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 58.44 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS) is 58.44, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS) peaked at 58.44 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 47.18, in 2000.
ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS) ranks 45th of 156 groups on this measure, 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 ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.18 | — |
| 2001 | 47.62 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 48.08 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 48.63 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 49.14 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 49.72 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 50.26 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 50.81 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 51.35 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 51.87 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 52.41 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 52.95 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 53.43 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 53.97 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 54.42 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 54.96 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 55.46 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 55.93 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 56.45 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 56.92 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 57.41 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 57.89 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 58.44 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.47 | 47.18 | 51.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.69 | 52.41 | 56.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.91 | 57.41 | 58.44 | 3 |
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More health data for ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 3,135 (2100)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 24.44 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.38 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 18.98 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 5.76 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 4.18 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 6.64 (2020)
All data for ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS) was 58.44 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS)?
- The highest recorded value was 58.44 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.18 in 2000.
- How does ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS) ranks 45th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE_Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (CIS) 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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