Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E)
ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 29.51 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) recorded 29.51 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 3.9% on the previous year and up 57.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) peaked at 29.51 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.01, in 2000.
That places ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) 135th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.01 | — |
| 2001 | 10.53 | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 11.13 | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 11.69 | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 12.3 | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 13 | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 13.71 | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 14.46 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 15.21 | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 16.05 | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 16.91 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 17.78 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 18.73 | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 19.74 | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 20.7 | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 21.74 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 22.79 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 23.9 | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 25.04 | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 26.12 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 27.27 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 28.39 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 29.51 | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.81 | 10.01 | 16.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.35 | 16.91 | 26.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.39 | 27.27 | 29.51 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E)
More health data for ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 4,722 (2100)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 7.27 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 11.83 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 12.47 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.19 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 12.8 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 20 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) was 29.51 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.51 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.01 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) ranks 135th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_LDC (LDC_E) 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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