Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ESCAP_WB High Income Economies
ESCAP_WB High Income Economies: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 43.03 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ESCAP_WB High Income Economies, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_WB High Income Economies stood at 43.03. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_WB High Income Economies peaked at 43.03 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 35.35, in 2000.
ESCAP_WB High Income Economies ranks 75th of 156 groups on this measure, 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_WB High Income Economies, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.35 | — |
| 2001 | 35.66 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 35.98 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 36.34 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 36.68 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 37.05 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 37.39 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 37.73 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 38.08 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 38.42 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 38.74 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 39.06 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 39.36 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 39.69 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 40.01 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 40.38 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 40.72 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 41.11 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 41.48 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 41.85 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 42.23 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 42.61 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 43.03 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.87 | 35.35 | 38.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.24 | 38.74 | 41.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.63 | 42.23 | 43.03 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_WB High Income Economies
More health data for ESCAP_WB High Income Economies
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 2,347 (2100)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 15.33 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 5.05 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 22.55 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 7.88 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.67 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 8.42 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_WB High Income Economies?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_WB High Income Economies was 43.03 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ESCAP_WB High Income Economies?
- The highest recorded value was 43.03 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ESCAP_WB High Income Economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.35 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_WB High Income Economies rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- ESCAP_WB High Income Economies ranks 75th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in ESCAP_WB High Income Economies?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_WB High Income Economies 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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