Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 23.22 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is 23.22, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) peaked at 23.22 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.46, in 2000.
Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) ranks 149th of 156 groups on this measure, 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 Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.46 | — |
| 2001 | 12.92 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 13.39 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 13.87 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 14.36 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 14.8 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 15.32 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 15.75 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 16.21 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 16.63 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 17.11 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 17.47 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 17.92 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 18.32 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 18.81 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 19.29 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 19.81 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 20.33 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 20.88 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 21.48 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 22.02 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 22.62 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 23.22 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.57 | 12.46 | 16.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.14 | 17.11 | 21.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.62 | 22.02 | 23.22 | 3 |
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More health data for Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4752 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 83,439 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 51,679 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 147,567 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 31,708 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 230,954 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 95,836 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 64,128 (2024)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 18.32 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 11.37 (2022)
All data for Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) was 23.22 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.22 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.46 in 2000.
- How does Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) ranks 149th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) 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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