Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Jordan
Jordan: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 69.85 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
69.85
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
26th
of 193 countries
All-time high
70.21
in 2016
All-time low
59.65
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Jordan, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 69.85 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Jordan peaked at 70.21 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 59.65, in 1990.
Jordan ranks 26th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 59.65 | — |
| 1991 | 60.32 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 60.98 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 61.63 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 62.28 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 62.95 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 63.61 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 64.26 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 64.91 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 65.53 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 66.13 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 66.69 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 67.21 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 67.69 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 68.11 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 68.48 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 68.8 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 69.09 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 69.34 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 69.56 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 69.75 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 69.89 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 70.01 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 70.09 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 70.14 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 70.18 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 70.21 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 70.19 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 70.15 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 70.08 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 70.01 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 69.93 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 69.85 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.61 | 59.65 | 65.53 | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.11 | 66.13 | 69.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.07 | 69.75 | 70.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.93 | 69.85 | 70.01 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 23 Palau 71.33 compare
- 23 United Arab Emirates 71.33 compare
- 25 Syrian Arab Republic 71.11 compare
- 27 Brunei Darussalam 69.63 compare
- 28 Paraguay 69.11 compare
- 29 Palestine, State of 68.8 compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9463 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 842.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 470 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -0.5001 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0375 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0426 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Jordan?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Jordan was 69.85 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 70.21 in 2016.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.65 in 1990.
- How does Jordan rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Jordan ranks 26th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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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