Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)

Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 55.06 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
55.06
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
55th
of 156 groups
All-time high
55.06
in 2022
All-time low
46.52
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG), 2000–2022

02040602000201120222000: 46.52001: 46.92002: 47.22003: 47.52004: 47.92005: 48.22006: 48.62007: 48.92008: 49.22009: 49.62010: 49.92011: 50.22012: 50.62013: 512014: 51.42015: 51.82016: 52.32017: 52.72018: 53.12019: 53.62020: 54.12021: 54.62022: 55.1

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) recorded 55.06 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) peaked at 55.06 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 46.52, in 2000.

Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) ranks 55th of 156 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG), year by year

Annual values for Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG), 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 46.52
2001 46.89 +0.8%
2002 47.19 +0.6%
2003 47.51 +0.7%
2004 47.88 +0.8%
2005 48.18 +0.6%
2006 48.56 +0.8%
2007 48.87 +0.6%
2008 49.18 +0.6%
2009 49.55 +0.8%
2010 49.86 +0.6%
2011 50.25 +0.8%
2012 50.64 +0.8%
2013 51.04 +0.8%
2014 51.45 +0.8%
2015 51.85 +0.8%
2016 52.33 +0.9%
2017 52.74 +0.8%
2018 53.15 +0.8%
2019 53.64 +0.9%
2020 54.06 +0.8%
2021 54.56 +0.9%
2022 55.06 +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 48.03 46.52 49.55 10
2010s 51.69 49.86 53.64 10
2020s 54.56 54.06 55.06 3

Countries ranked near Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)

  1. 52 Dominican Republic 63.31 compare
  2. 53 Guatemala 63.22 compare
  3. 54 Brazil 63 compare
  4. 55 Poland 62.74 compare
  5. 56 Antigua and Barbuda 62.67 compare
  6. 57 Saint Lucia 62.58 compare
  7. 58 Uzbekistan 62.46 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)?
Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) was 55.06 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)?
The highest recorded value was 55.06 in 2022.
What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)?
The lowest recorded value was 46.52 in 2000.
How does Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) ranks 55th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (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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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,955 data points, 1990–2022
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