Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Myanmar
Myanmar: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 27.04 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Myanmar, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Myanmar stood at 27.04. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Myanmar peaked at 27.04 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.09, in 1990.
That places Myanmar 173rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.09 | — |
| 1991 | 11.51 | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 11.95 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 12.39 | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 12.85 | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 13.31 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 13.77 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 14.25 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 14.72 | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 15.2 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 15.69 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 16.17 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 16.65 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 17.14 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 17.62 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 18.11 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 18.59 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 19.07 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 19.54 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 20.01 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 20.48 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 20.96 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 21.45 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 21.95 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 22.48 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 23.02 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 23.58 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 24.14 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 24.7 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 25.27 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 25.85 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 26.44 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 27.04 | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.1 | 11.09 | 15.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.86 | 15.69 | 20.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.8 | 20.48 | 25.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.44 | 25.85 | 27.04 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Myanmar?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Myanmar was 27.04 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 27.04 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.09 in 1990.
- How does Myanmar rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Myanmar ranks 173rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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