Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States
ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 47.74 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States recorded 47.74 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States peaked at 47.74 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 37.44, in 2000.
That places ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States 70th 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_Small Islands Developing States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.44 | — |
| 2001 | 37.73 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 38 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 38.39 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 38.84 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 39.18 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 39.56 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 39.85 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 40.17 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 40.54 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 40.94 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 41.4 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 41.86 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 42.34 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 42.87 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 43.44 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 44.01 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 44.6 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 45.19 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 45.81 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 46.43 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 47.14 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 47.74 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.97 | 37.44 | 40.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.25 | 40.94 | 45.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.11 | 46.43 | 47.74 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States
More health data for ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 340.35 (2100)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 19.32 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 5.33 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 33.07 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 14.2 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 3.71 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 17.08 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States was 47.74 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 47.74 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.44 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States ranks 70th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States 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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