Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ECE_Euro area (EMU)
ECE_Euro area (EMU): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 48.73 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ECE_Euro area (EMU), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ECE_Euro area (EMU) is 48.73, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ECE_Euro area (EMU) peaked at 50.8 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 48.73, in 2022.
ECE_Euro area (EMU) ranks 68th of 156 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ECE_Euro area (EMU), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.21 | — |
| 2001 | 49.51 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 49.79 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 50.09 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 50.3 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 50.52 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 50.68 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 50.78 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 50.8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 50.8 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 50.73 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 50.61 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 50.44 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 50.26 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 50.1 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 49.95 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 49.76 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 49.59 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 49.41 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 49.24 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 49.07 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 48.89 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 48.73 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.25 | 49.21 | 50.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.01 | 49.24 | 50.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.9 | 48.73 | 49.07 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECE_Euro area (EMU)
- 65 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 61.42 compare
- 66 Republic of Moldova 61.19 compare
- 67 Jamaica 61.09 compare
- 68 Seychelles 60.77 compare
- 69 Slovakia 60.56 compare
- 70 Iran, Islamic Republic of 60.38 compare
- 71 Grenada 59.93 compare
More health data for ECE_Euro area (EMU)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 2,306 (2100)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 17.35 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.1 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 24.26 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 7.91 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.25 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 7.33 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ECE_Euro area (EMU)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ECE_Euro area (EMU) was 48.73 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ECE_Euro area (EMU)?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8 in 2008.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ECE_Euro area (EMU)?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.73 in 2022.
- How does ECE_Euro area (EMU) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- ECE_Euro area (EMU) ranks 68th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in ECE_Euro area (EMU)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECE_Euro area (EMU) 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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