Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs)
ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 71.94 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs) recorded 71.94 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 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs) peaked at 71.94 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 62.81, in 2000.
ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs) ranks 4th of 156 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.81 | — |
| 2001 | 63.49 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 64.18 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 64.75 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 65.31 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 65.83 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 66.39 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 66.93 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 67.45 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 67.98 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 68.4 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 68.71 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 68.91 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 69.26 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 69.59 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 69.98 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 70.34 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 70.65 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 70.97 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 71.26 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 71.48 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 71.75 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 71.94 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.51 | 62.81 | 67.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.81 | 68.4 | 71.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.72 | 71.48 | 71.94 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs)
More health data for ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 1,480 (2100)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 38.23 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 3.22 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 42.08 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 18.92 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 7.85 (2022)
- Proportion of health care facilities with no water service 0.6792 (2025)
- Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 98.91 (2025)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 10.91 (2020)
- Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services 0.4078 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs) was 71.94 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs)?
- The highest recorded value was 71.94 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.81 in 2000.
- How does ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs) ranks 4th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA_Arab High-Income Countries (HICs) 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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