Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC)
ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 32.43 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC) is 32.43, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC) peaked at 32.43 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.91, in 2000.
That places ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC) 115th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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_SAARC (SAARC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.91 | — |
| 2001 | 12.65 | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 13.31 | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 14.06 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 14.81 | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 15.59 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 16.37 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 17.24 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 18.05 | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 18.95 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 19.84 | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 20.75 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 21.73 | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 22.66 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 23.65 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 24.74 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 25.75 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 26.86 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 27.97 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 29.08 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 30.19 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 31.32 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 32.43 | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.29 | 11.91 | 18.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3 | 19.84 | 29.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.31 | 30.19 | 32.43 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC)
More health data for ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 23,581 (2100)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 9.03 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 13.02 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 11.85 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.23 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 19.27 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 24.78 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC) was 32.43 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.43 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.91 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC) ranks 115th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC) 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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