Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Liberia
Liberia: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 37.93 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Liberia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Liberia is 37.93, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Liberia peaked at 37.93 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.94, in 1990.
That places Liberia 144th 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.94 | — |
| 1991 | 11.55 | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 12.17 | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 12.82 | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 13.51 | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 14.23 | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 14.99 | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 15.79 | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 16.64 | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 17.53 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 18.46 | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 19.42 | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 20.4 | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 21.4 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 22.4 | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 23.4 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 24.37 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 25.32 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 26.23 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 27.09 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 27.9 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 28.65 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 29.35 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 30.05 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 30.78 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 31.53 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 32.33 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 33.16 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 34.04 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 34.95 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 35.91 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 36.9 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 37.93 | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.02 | 10.94 | 17.53 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.85 | 18.46 | 27.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.27 | 27.9 | 34.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.91 | 35.91 | 37.93 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Liberia?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Liberia was 37.93 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.93 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.94 in 1990.
- How does Liberia rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Liberia ranks 144th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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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