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

Latest (2022)
37.02
Change on year
up 2.8%
Rank
87th
of 156 groups
All-time high
37.02
in 2022
All-time low
18.4
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs, 2000–2022

0102030402000201120222000: 18.42001: 192002: 19.62003: 20.22004: 20.82005: 21.62006: 22.32007: 23.12008: 23.92009: 24.72010: 25.62011: 26.42012: 27.32013: 28.32014: 29.22015: 30.12016: 31.12017: 32.12018: 33.12019: 342020: 352021: 362022: 37

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

Annual values for Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs, 2000 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 84 Algeria 57.62 compare
  2. 85 Norway 57.48 compare
  3. 86 Iceland 57.37 compare
  4. 86 Tunisia 57.37 compare
  5. 88 Estonia 57.21 compare
  6. 89 Eswatini 57.14 compare
  7. 90 Turkmenistan 56.98 compare

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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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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,955 data points, 1990–2022
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