Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs)
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 44.43 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs) recorded 44.43 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs) peaked at 44.43 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 32.87, in 2000.
That places (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs) 73rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.87 | — |
| 2001 | 33.51 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 34.2 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 34.86 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 35.58 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 36.23 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 37.08 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 38.04 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 38.75 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 39.18 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 39.71 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 40.18 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 40.48 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 40.26 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 39.98 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 39.93 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 40.3 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 40.72 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 41.33 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 42.16 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 42.92 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 43.62 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 44.43 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.03 | 32.87 | 39.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.5 | 39.71 | 42.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.66 | 42.92 | 44.43 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs)
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- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 8.87 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 11.6 (2022)
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- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.64 (2020)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs) was 44.43 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs)?
- The highest recorded value was 44.43 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.87 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs) ranks 73rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Low-Income Countries (LICs) 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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