Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Mongolia
Mongolia: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 58.1 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Mongolia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 58.1 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Mongolia peaked at 58.1 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.57, in 1990.
That places Mongolia 82nd 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 Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.57 | — |
| 1991 | 34.12 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 34.68 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 35.26 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 35.84 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 36.45 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 37.07 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 37.71 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 38.38 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 39.07 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 39.77 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 40.48 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 41.22 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 41.99 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 42.8 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 43.64 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 44.5 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 45.39 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 46.28 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 47.19 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 48.09 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 48.99 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 49.9 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 50.78 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 51.65 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 52.5 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 53.33 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 54.15 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 54.95 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 55.74 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 56.53 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 57.32 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 58.1 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.21 | 33.57 | 39.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.33 | 39.77 | 47.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.01 | 48.09 | 55.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.32 | 56.53 | 58.1 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Mongolia?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Mongolia was 58.1 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.1 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.57 in 1990.
- How does Mongolia rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Mongolia ranks 82nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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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