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

Latest (2022)
32.43
Change on year
up 3.6%
Rank
115th
of 156 groups
All-time high
32.43
in 2022
All-time low
11.91
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC), 2000–2022

01020302000201120222000: 11.92001: 12.62002: 13.32003: 14.12004: 14.82005: 15.62006: 16.42007: 17.22008: 182009: 18.92010: 19.82011: 20.72012: 21.72013: 22.72014: 23.62015: 24.72016: 25.82017: 26.92018: 282019: 29.12020: 30.22021: 31.32022: 32.4

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

Annual values for Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in ESCAP_SAARC (SAARC), 2000 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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  3. 114 Papua New Guinea 51.36 compare
  4. 115 Vanuatu 51.32 compare
  5. 116 Mauritius 51.12 compare
  6. 117 Belgium 51.08 compare
  7. 118 Sweden 50.55 compare

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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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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,955 data points, 1990–2022
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