Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Northern America (UNSDG)
Northern America (UNSDG): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 71 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Northern America (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Northern America (UNSDG) is 71, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Northern America (UNSDG) peaked at 71 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 60.11, in 2000.
Northern America (UNSDG) ranks 9th of 156 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Northern America (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.11 | — |
| 2001 | 60.88 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 61.74 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 62.51 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 63.18 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 63.84 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 64.51 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 65.15 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 65.72 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 66.19 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 66.65 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 67.11 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 67.47 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 67.84 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 68.21 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 68.57 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 68.94 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 69.29 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 69.66 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 70.01 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 70.38 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 70.73 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 71 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.38 | 60.11 | 66.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.38 | 66.65 | 70.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.7 | 70.38 | 71 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Northern America (UNSDG)
More health data for Northern America (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -0.4826 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 4,363 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 2.76 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 7,146 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 0.9707 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.79 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 11,064 (2024)
- Child deaths 3,918 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5684 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 2,675 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Northern America (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Northern America (UNSDG) was 71 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Northern America (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 71 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Northern America (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.11 in 2000.
- How does Northern America (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Northern America (UNSDG) ranks 9th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Northern America (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America (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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