Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Nepal
Nepal: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) was 30.9 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
30.9
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
164th
of 193 countries
All-time high
30.9
in 2022
All-time low
6.07
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Nepal, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Nepal is 30.9, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Nepal peaked at 30.9 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.07, in 1990.
Nepal ranks 164th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 (Crude estimate) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.07 | — |
| 1991 | 6.42 | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 6.78 | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 7.17 | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 7.57 | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 8 | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 8.45 | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 8.93 | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 9.45 | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 9.99 | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 10.57 | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 11.17 | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 11.8 | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 12.46 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 13.15 | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 13.86 | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 14.59 | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 15.36 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 16.17 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 17.01 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 17.89 | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 18.82 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 19.78 | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 20.79 | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 21.83 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 22.91 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 24.02 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 25.15 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 26.29 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 27.44 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 28.59 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 29.74 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 30.9 | +3.9% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 30.9 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.1, 81% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 30.9 is below the median for South Asia, which is 34.84, 89% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.88 | 6.07 | 9.99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.61 | 10.57 | 17.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.49 | 17.89 | 27.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.74 | 28.59 | 30.9 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Nepal?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Nepal was 30.9 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.07 in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Nepal ranks 164th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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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