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

Latest (2022)
23.22
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
149th
of 156 groups
All-time high
23.22
in 2022
All-time low
12.46
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD, 2000–2022

05101520252000201120222000: 12.52001: 12.92002: 13.42003: 13.92004: 14.42005: 14.82006: 15.32007: 15.72008: 16.22009: 16.62010: 17.12011: 17.52012: 17.92013: 18.32014: 18.82015: 19.32016: 19.82017: 20.32018: 20.92019: 21.52020: 222021: 22.62022: 23.2

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

Annual values for Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD, 2000 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 146 Yemen 37.34 compare
  2. 147 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 37.01 compare
  3. 148 Ghana 36.73 compare
  4. 149 Namibia 36.52 compare
  5. 150 Republic of Korea 35.89 compare
  6. 151 Philippines 35 compare
  7. 152 Somalia 34.86 compare

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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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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,955 data points, 1990–2022
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