Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E)
ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 50.67 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E) is 50.67, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E) peaked at 50.67 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31.39, in 2000.
ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E) ranks 67th 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_LLDC (LLDC_E), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.39 | — |
| 2001 | 32.21 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 32.89 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 33.66 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 34.42 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 35.26 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 36.08 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 36.97 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 37.84 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 38.72 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 39.6 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 40.52 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 41.47 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 42.4 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 43.29 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 44.24 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 45.2 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 46.15 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 47.1 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 47.99 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 48.85 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 49.72 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 50.67 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.94 | 31.39 | 38.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.8 | 39.6 | 47.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.74 | 48.85 | 50.67 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E)
- 64 Greece 61.44 compare
- 65 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 61.42 compare
- 66 Moldova 61.19 compare
- 67 Jamaica 61.09 compare
- 68 Seychelles 60.77 compare
- 69 Slovakia 60.56 compare
- 70 Iran, Islamic Republic of 60.38 compare
More health data for ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 4,052 (2100)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 20.02 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 5.02 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 17.66 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 5.79 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 6.8 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.26 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E) was 50.67 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E)?
- The highest recorded value was 50.67 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.39 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E) ranks 67th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_E)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_LLDC (LLDC_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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