Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION)
ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 65.03 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION) stood at 65.03. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION) peaked at 65.03 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 54.62, in 2000.
That places ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION) 23rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 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_Other Area (OTH_REGION), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.62 | — |
| 2001 | 55.33 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 56.02 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 56.7 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 57.33 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 57.92 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 58.55 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 59.17 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 59.78 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 60.29 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 60.73 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 61.16 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 61.53 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 61.91 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 62.29 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 62.7 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 63.11 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 63.42 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 63.69 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 64.02 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 64.32 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 64.64 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 65.03 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.57 | 54.62 | 60.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.46 | 60.73 | 64.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.66 | 64.32 | 65.03 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION)
- 20 Saudi Arabia 71.84 compare
- 21 Micronesia, Federated States of 71.71 compare
- 22 Panama 71.6 compare
- 23 Palau 71.33 compare
- 23 United Arab Emirates 71.33 compare
- 25 Syrian Arab Republic 71.11 compare
- 26 Jordan 69.85 compare
More health data for ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,095 (2100)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 33.04 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 5.01 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 34.76 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 16.06 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 6.95 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 12.25 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION) was 65.03 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION)?
- The highest recorded value was 65.03 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION)?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.62 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION) ranks 23rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_Other Area (OTH_REGION) 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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