Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD
(SDGRC) ECA_IGAD: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 23.22 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
(SDGRC) ECA_IGAD recorded 23.22 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD peaked at 23.22 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.46, in 2000.
(SDGRC) ECA_IGAD ranks 149th of 156 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.46 | — |
| 2001 | 12.92 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 13.39 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 13.87 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 14.36 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 14.8 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 15.32 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 15.75 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 16.21 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 16.63 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 17.11 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 17.47 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 17.92 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 18.32 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 18.81 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 19.29 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 19.81 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 20.33 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 20.88 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 21.48 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 22.02 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 22.62 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 23.22 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.57 | 12.46 | 16.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.14 | 17.11 | 21.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.62 | 22.02 | 23.22 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD
- 146 Yemen 37.34 compare
- 147 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 37.01 compare
- 148 Ghana 36.73 compare
- 149 Namibia 36.52 compare
- 150 Republic of Korea 35.89 compare
- 151 Philippines 35 compare
- 152 Somalia 34.86 compare
More health data for (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 10,616 (2100)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 8.42 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 18.32 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 9.47 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 3.32 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 11.37 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 14.59 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD was 23.22 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD?
- The highest recorded value was 23.22 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.46 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD ranks 149th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD 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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