Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 30.85 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 30.85, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 30.85 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.61, in 2000.
That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 124th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.61 | — |
| 2001 | 18.21 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 18.8 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 19.44 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 20.07 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 20.7 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 21.38 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 22.07 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 22.7 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 23.28 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 23.87 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 24.42 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 24.94 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 25.37 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 25.81 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 26.32 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 26.91 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 27.5 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 28.14 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 28.83 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 29.48 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 30.17 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 30.85 | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.43 | 17.61 | 23.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.21 | 23.87 | 28.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.17 | 29.48 | 30.85 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 121 Italy 49.15 compare
- 122 Afghanistan 48.57 compare
- 123 Andorra 48.17 compare
- 124 Mauritania 47.19 compare
- 125 Gabon 46.9 compare
- 126 Cape Verde 46.69 compare
- 127 Bhutan 46.68 compare
More health data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 40,646 (2100)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 11.49 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 12.59 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 12.64 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.25 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 8.91 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.94 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 5.8 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 1.2 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 30.85 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 30.85 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.61 in 2000.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 124th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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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