Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)
ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 36.37 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) is 36.37, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) peaked at 36.37 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.03, in 2000.
That places ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) 92nd out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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_East and North-East Asia (ENEA), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.03 | — |
| 2001 | 20.58 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 21.12 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 21.67 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 22.3 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 22.84 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 23.48 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 24.11 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 24.84 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 25.56 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 26.2 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 26.93 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 27.75 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 28.49 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 29.32 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 30.24 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 31.07 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 31.91 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 32.83 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 33.66 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 34.51 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 35.44 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 36.37 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.65 | 20.03 | 25.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.84 | 26.2 | 33.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.44 | 34.51 | 36.37 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)
- 89 Eswatini 57.14 compare
- 90 Turkmenistan 56.98 compare
- 91 Solomon Islands 56.93 compare
- 92 Bosnia and Herzegovina 56.86 compare
- 93 Guyana 56.42 compare
- 94 Ukraine 56.13 compare
- 95 Cuba 55.56 compare
More health data for ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 3,997 (2100)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 8.1 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 4.58 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 22.65 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 11.47 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 3.59 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 5.58 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) was 36.37 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)?
- The highest recorded value was 36.37 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.03 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) ranks 92nd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_East and North-East Asia (ENEA) 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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