Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs
ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 37.02 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs is 37.02, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs peaked at 37.02 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.4, in 2000.
ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs ranks 87th 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_Countries with Special Needs, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.4 | — |
| 2001 | 18.97 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 19.58 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 20.19 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 20.84 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 21.57 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 22.31 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 23.11 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 23.89 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 24.74 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 25.58 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 26.44 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 27.35 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 28.29 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 29.17 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 30.12 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 31.07 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 32.06 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 33.07 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 34.03 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 35.03 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 36.02 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 37.02 | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.36 | 18.4 | 24.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.72 | 25.58 | 34.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.02 | 35.03 | 37.02 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs
More health data for ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 6,907 (2100)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 11.88 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 9.48 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 14.58 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.88 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 10.73 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 16.76 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs was 37.02 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs?
- The highest recorded value was 37.02 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs ranks 87th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs 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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