Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies
ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 40.76 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies stood at 40.76. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies peaked at 40.76 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.36, in 2000.
ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies ranks 80th 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 Upper Middle Income Economies, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.36 | — |
| 2001 | 23.01 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 23.66 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 24.32 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 25.05 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 25.71 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 26.45 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 27.18 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 27.99 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 28.79 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 29.54 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 30.36 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 31.26 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 32.1 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 33.03 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 34.04 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 34.98 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 35.9 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 36.91 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 37.83 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 38.75 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 39.76 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 40.76 | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.45 | 22.36 | 28.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.6 | 29.54 | 37.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.75 | 38.75 | 40.76 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies
- 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
- 82 Mongolia 58.1 compare
- 83 Trinidad and Tobago 57.67 compare
More health data for ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 8,361 (2100)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 11.14 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 4.63 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 24.05 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 11.68 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 5.07 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 7.35 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies was 40.76 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies?
- The highest recorded value was 40.76 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.36 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies ranks 80th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in ESCAP_WB Upper Middle Income Economies?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_WB Upper 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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