Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 66.25 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) stood at 66.25. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) peaked at 66.25 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 53.33, in 2000.
(SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) ranks 12th of 156 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Middle-Income Countries (MICs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.33 | — |
| 2001 | 54.14 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 54.94 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 55.71 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 56.47 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 57.17 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 57.81 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 58.43 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 59.01 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 59.57 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 60.16 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 60.74 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 61.27 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 61.83 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 62.42 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 62.96 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 63.5 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 64 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 64.45 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 64.93 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 65.35 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 65.79 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 66.25 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.66 | 53.33 | 59.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.62 | 60.16 | 64.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.8 | 65.35 | 66.25 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)
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- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 35.04 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 3.26 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 36.2 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 16.57 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 3.72 (2022)
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- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.4 (2020)
- Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services 9.56 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) was 66.25 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.25 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.33 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) ranks 12th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ESCWA_Arab Middle-Income Countries (MICs) 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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