Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 62.44 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) stood at 62.44. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 62.44 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 49.94, in 2000.
That places Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 28th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.94 | — |
| 2001 | 50.7 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 51.48 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 52.24 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 52.98 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 53.66 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 54.31 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 54.96 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 55.58 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 56.15 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 56.7 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 57.26 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 57.78 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 58.3 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 58.81 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 59.3 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 59.83 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 60.25 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 60.65 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 61.11 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 61.52 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 61.96 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 62.44 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.2 | 49.94 | 56.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59 | 56.7 | 61.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.98 | 61.52 | 62.44 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
More health data for Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -6.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 10,699 (2100)
- Child deaths 51,561 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.5 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 146,841 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 95,280 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 13.16 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 4.7 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5204 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 65,759 (2024)
All data for Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 62.44 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 62.44 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.94 in 2000.
- How does Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 28th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 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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