Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Pakistan
Pakistan: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 54.82 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Pakistan, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 54.82 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Pakistan peaked at 54.82 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.26, in 1990.
Pakistan ranks 103rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.26 | — |
| 1991 | 15.02 | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 15.79 | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 16.6 | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 17.43 | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 18.29 | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 19.18 | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 20.11 | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 21.07 | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 22.08 | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 23.12 | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 24.2 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 25.31 | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 26.46 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 27.63 | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 28.83 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 30.06 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 31.32 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 32.61 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 33.95 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 35.32 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 36.76 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 38.25 | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 39.8 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 41.41 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 43.07 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 44.77 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 46.48 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 48.18 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 49.86 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 51.52 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 53.18 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 54.82 | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.98 | 14.26 | 22.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.35 | 23.12 | 33.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.39 | 35.32 | 49.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.17 | 51.52 | 54.82 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Pakistan?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Pakistan was 54.82 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 54.82 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.26 in 1990.
- How does Pakistan rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Pakistan ranks 103rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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