Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)
ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 35.3 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) stood at 35.3. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) peaked at 35.3 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.69, in 2000.
That places ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) 99th 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_South and South-West Asia (SSWA), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.69 | — |
| 2001 | 16.44 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 17.12 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 17.86 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 18.62 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 19.39 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 20.16 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 21 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 21.76 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 22.62 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 23.46 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 24.31 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 25.23 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 26.11 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 27.06 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 28.1 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 29.07 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 30.11 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 31.16 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 32.18 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 33.21 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 34.26 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 35.3 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.07 | 15.69 | 22.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.68 | 23.46 | 32.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.26 | 33.21 | 35.3 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)
More health data for ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 24,637 (2100)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 10.82 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 12.09 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 13.22 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.78 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 18.35 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 24 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) was 35.3 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.69 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) ranks 99th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_South and South-West Asia (SSWA) 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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