Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Melanesia (UNSDG)
Melanesia (UNSDG): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 52.94 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Melanesia (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Melanesia (UNSDG) stood at 52.94. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Melanesia (UNSDG) peaked at 52.94 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 42.64, in 2000.
Melanesia (UNSDG) ranks 62nd of 156 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Melanesia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.64 | — |
| 2001 | 43.11 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 43.49 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 43.88 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 44.35 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 44.73 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 45.2 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 45.59 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 45.98 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 46.44 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 46.83 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 47.31 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 47.77 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 48.26 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 48.73 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 49.21 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 49.78 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 50.27 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 50.74 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 51.31 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 51.79 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 52.36 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 52.94 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.54 | 42.64 | 46.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.02 | 46.83 | 51.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.36 | 51.79 | 52.94 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia (UNSDG)
- 59 Hungary 62.17 compare
- 60 Albania 62.16 compare
- 61 North Macedonia 61.82 compare
- 62 Azerbaijan 61.68 compare
- 63 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 61.51 compare
- 64 Greece 61.44 compare
- 65 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 61.42 compare
More health data for Melanesia (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 274.01 (2100)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 21.76 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 3.1 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 34.95 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 14.69 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.16 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 18.11 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Melanesia (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Melanesia (UNSDG) was 52.94 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Melanesia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 52.94 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Melanesia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.64 in 2000.
- How does Melanesia (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Melanesia (UNSDG) ranks 62nd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Melanesia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Melanesia (UNSDG) 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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