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
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG), 2000–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
- 52 Dominican Republic 63.31 compare
- 53 Guatemala 63.22 compare
- 54 Brazil 63 compare
- 55 Poland 62.74 compare
- 56 Antigua and Barbuda 62.67 compare
- 57 Saint Lucia 62.58 compare
- 58 Uzbekistan 62.46 compare
More health data for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 289.59 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 5,666 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 10.8 (2024)
- Child deaths 2,341 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 18.3 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 7.59 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 3,325 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5066 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 1,515 (2024)
All data for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) (UNSDG) →
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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