Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ESCAP_All countries
ESCAP_All countries: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 37.19 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ESCAP_All countries, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
ESCAP_All countries recorded 37.19 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_All countries peaked at 37.19 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.99, in 2000.
ESCAP_All countries ranks 86th 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 ESCAP_All countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.99 | — |
| 2001 | 20.58 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 21.15 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 21.77 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 22.42 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 23.04 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 23.71 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 24.41 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 25.12 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 25.87 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 26.59 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 27.35 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 28.17 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 28.95 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 29.8 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 30.74 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 31.61 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 32.51 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 33.46 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 34.37 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 35.28 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 36.23 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 37.19 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.81 | 19.99 | 25.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.35 | 26.59 | 34.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.23 | 35.28 | 37.19 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_All countries
More health data for ESCAP_All countries
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 38,584 (2100)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 10.58 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 8.23 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 17.38 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 7.37 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 12.25 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 17.34 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_All countries?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_All countries was 37.19 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ESCAP_All countries?
- The highest recorded value was 37.19 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ESCAP_All countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.99 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_All countries rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- ESCAP_All countries ranks 86th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in ESCAP_All countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_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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