Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC)
ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 62.22 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) is 62.22, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) peaked at 62.22 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 53.76, in 2000.
That places ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) 30th 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_PACIFIC (PAC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.76 | — |
| 2001 | 54.46 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 55.01 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 55.55 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 56.09 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 56.54 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 57 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 57.38 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 57.75 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 58.14 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 58.43 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 58.72 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 58.96 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 59.26 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 59.57 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 59.89 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 60.22 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 60.54 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 60.86 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 61.19 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 61.51 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 61.83 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 62.22 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.17 | 53.76 | 58.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.76 | 58.43 | 61.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.85 | 61.51 | 62.22 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC)
More health data for ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 747.7 (2100)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 29.18 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 1.89 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 36.53 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 15.83 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 1.74 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 11.93 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) was 62.22 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC)?
- The highest recorded value was 62.22 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.76 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) ranks 30th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) 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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