Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Qatar
Qatar: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 76.6 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Qatar, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Qatar stood at 76.6. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Qatar peaked at 76.6 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 55.28, in 1990.
That places Qatar 11th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 55.28 | — |
| 1991 | 56.19 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 57.09 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 58 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 58.9 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 59.81 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 60.71 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 61.6 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 62.48 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 63.35 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 64.21 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 65.05 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 65.87 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 66.65 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 67.4 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 68.17 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 68.94 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 69.65 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 70.31 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 70.92 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 71.48 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 72.03 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 72.58 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 73.11 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 73.61 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 74.09 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 74.58 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 75.01 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 75.4 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 75.73 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 76.04 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 76.33 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 76.6 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.34 | 55.28 | 63.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.72 | 64.21 | 70.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.76 | 71.48 | 75.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.32 | 76.04 | 76.6 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Qatar?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Qatar was 76.6 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 76.6 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.28 in 1990.
- How does Qatar rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Qatar ranks 11th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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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