Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Israel
Israel: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 54.34 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
54.34
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
105th
of 193 countries
All-time high
55.44
in 2009
All-time low
49.09
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Israel, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Israel recorded 54.34 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Israel peaked at 55.44 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 49.09, in 1990.
That places Israel 105th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 49.09 | — |
| 1991 | 49.4 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 49.72 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 50.06 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 50.43 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 50.82 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 51.24 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 51.68 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 52.13 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 52.58 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 53.03 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 53.46 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 53.87 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 54.25 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 54.59 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 54.87 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 55.11 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 55.28 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 55.39 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 55.44 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 55.43 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 55.38 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 55.3 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 55.19 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 55.08 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 54.98 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 54.89 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 54.79 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 54.7 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 54.6 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 54.51 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 54.42 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 54.34 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.71 | 49.09 | 52.58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.53 | 53.03 | 55.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.03 | 54.6 | 55.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.42 | 54.34 | 54.51 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Israel?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Israel was 54.34 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 55.44 in 2009.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.09 in 1990.
- How does Israel rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Israel ranks 105th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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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