Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Oman
Oman: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 66.16 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Oman, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Oman is 66.16, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Oman peaked at 66.16 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 42.23, in 1990.
That places Oman 41st out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42.23 | — |
| 1991 | 42.73 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 43.26 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 43.82 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 44.45 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 45.15 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 45.87 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 46.6 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 47.37 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 48.15 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 48.95 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 49.77 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 50.61 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 51.44 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 52.26 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 53.05 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 53.84 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 54.62 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 55.41 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 56.21 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 56.96 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 57.67 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 58.41 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 59.18 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 60 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 60.82 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 61.63 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 62.41 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 63.18 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 63.94 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 64.71 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 65.46 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 66.16 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.96 | 42.23 | 48.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.62 | 48.95 | 56.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.42 | 56.96 | 63.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.44 | 64.71 | 66.16 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 38 Costa Rica 66.94 compare
- 39 Ecuador 66.75 compare
- 40 El Salvador 66.17 compare
- 42 Fiji 65.79 compare
- 43 Georgia 65.75 compare
- 44 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 65.14 compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3507 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 429.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 221 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0658 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Oman?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Oman was 66.16 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 66.16 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.23 in 1990.
- How does Oman rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Oman ranks 41st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman 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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