Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies
ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 42.76 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies recorded 42.76 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 3.3% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies peaked at 42.76 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.87, in 2000.
That places ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies 78th 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_WB Low Income Economies, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.87 | — |
| 2001 | 18.7 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 19.45 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 20.37 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 21.22 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 22.12 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 23.09 | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 24.09 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 25.1 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 26.12 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 27.19 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 28.33 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 29.47 | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 30.68 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 31.95 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 33.27 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 34.53 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 35.87 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 37.26 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 38.62 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 40 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 41.41 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 42.76 | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.81 | 17.87 | 26.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.72 | 27.19 | 38.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.39 | 40 | 42.76 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies
- 75 Canada 59.15 compare
- 76 Dominica 59.01 compare
- 77 Tajikistan 58.85 compare
- 78 Russian Federation 58.76 compare
- 79 Lithuania 58.67 compare
- 80 Kyrgyzstan 58.12 compare
- 80 Suriname 58.12 compare
More health data for ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 1,956 (2100)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 14.97 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 7.86 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 21.76 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 8.67 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 8.21 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 18.6 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies was 42.76 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies?
- The highest recorded value was 42.76 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.87 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies ranks 78th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in ESCAP_WB Low Income Economies?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_WB Low 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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