Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies
ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 32.18 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies stood at 32.18. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies peaked at 32.18 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.63, in 2000.
That places ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies 121st out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Lower Middle Income Economies, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.63 | — |
| 2001 | 13.33 | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 13.96 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 14.67 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 15.39 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 16.13 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 16.87 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 17.69 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 18.46 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 19.32 | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 20.17 | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 21.04 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 21.97 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 22.86 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 23.8 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 24.84 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 25.81 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 26.86 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 27.92 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 28.98 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 30.04 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 31.11 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 32.18 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.84 | 12.63 | 19.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.42 | 20.17 | 28.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.11 | 30.04 | 32.18 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies
- 118 Sweden 50.55 compare
- 119 Montenegro 49.98 compare
- 120 Spain 49.9 compare
- 121 Italy 49.15 compare
- 122 Afghanistan 48.57 compare
- 123 Andorra 48.17 compare
- 124 Mauritania 47.19 compare
More health data for ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 25,920 (2100)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 8.94 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 12.62 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 12.37 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.45 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 17.97 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 23.02 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies was 32.18 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies?
- The highest recorded value was 32.18 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.63 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies ranks 121st out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in ESCAP_WB Lower Middle Income Economies?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_WB Lower Middle 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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