Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ECE_West Balkans (ST7)
ECE_West Balkans (ST7): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 58.47 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ECE_West Balkans (ST7), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
ECE_West Balkans (ST7) recorded 58.47 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 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ECE_West Balkans (ST7) peaked at 58.47 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 49.33, in 2000.
ECE_West Balkans (ST7) ranks 44th 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_West Balkans (ST7), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.33 | — |
| 2001 | 49.73 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 50.16 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 50.65 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 51.05 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 51.53 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 51.98 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 52.43 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 52.9 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 53.32 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 53.73 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 54.12 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 54.47 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 54.87 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 55.26 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 55.68 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 56.07 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 56.45 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 56.83 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 57.24 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 57.63 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 58.02 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 58.47 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.31 | 49.33 | 53.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.47 | 53.73 | 57.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.04 | 57.63 | 58.47 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECE_West Balkans (ST7)
More health data for ECE_West Balkans (ST7)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 68.41 (2100)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 24.4 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.01 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 28.27 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 10.19 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.59 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 6.03 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ECE_West Balkans (ST7)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ECE_West Balkans (ST7) was 58.47 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ECE_West Balkans (ST7)?
- The highest recorded value was 58.47 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ECE_West Balkans (ST7)?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.33 in 2000.
- How does ECE_West Balkans (ST7) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- ECE_West Balkans (ST7) ranks 44th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in ECE_West Balkans (ST7)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE_West Balkans (ST7) 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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