Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA)
ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 58.98 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) is 58.98, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) peaked at 58.98 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 46.87, in 2000.
ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) ranks 41st 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_North and Central Asia (NCA), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.87 | — |
| 2001 | 47.36 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 47.83 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 48.41 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 48.96 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 49.6 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 50.17 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 50.75 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 51.33 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 51.92 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 52.5 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 53.09 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 53.62 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 54.2 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 54.7 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 55.29 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 55.81 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 56.32 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 56.89 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 57.39 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 57.9 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 58.4 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 58.98 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.32 | 46.87 | 51.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.98 | 52.5 | 57.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.43 | 57.9 | 58.98 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA)
- 38 Costa Rica 66.94 compare
- 39 Ecuador 66.75 compare
- 40 El Salvador 66.17 compare
- 41 Oman 66.16 compare
- 42 Fiji 65.79 compare
- 43 Georgia 65.75 compare
- 44 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 65.14 compare
More health data for ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 3,015 (2100)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 24.75 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.61 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 19.09 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 5.85 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 4.03 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 6.76 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) was 58.98 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA)?
- The highest recorded value was 58.98 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA)?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.87 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) ranks 41st out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_North and Central Asia (NCA) 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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