Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) was 60.77 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Seychelles, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Seychelles stood at 60.77. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Seychelles peaked at 60.77 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 38.08, in 1990.
That places Seychelles 68th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38.08 | — |
| 1991 | 39.06 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 40.05 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 41.04 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 42.06 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 43.09 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 44.12 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 45.19 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 46.26 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 47.18 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 48.09 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 48.98 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 49.87 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 50.74 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 51.58 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 52.39 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 53.14 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 53.85 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 54.49 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 55.07 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 55.59 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 56.05 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 56.48 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 56.88 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 57.29 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 57.7 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 58.12 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 58.54 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 58.96 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 59.39 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 59.83 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 60.29 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 60.77 | +0.8% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 60.77 is above the median for high income countries, which is 59.54, 1.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 60.77 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.77, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.61 | 38.08 | 47.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.82 | 48.09 | 55.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.5 | 55.59 | 59.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.3 | 59.83 | 60.77 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Seychelles?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Seychelles was 60.77 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 60.77 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.08 in 1990.
- How does Seychelles rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Seychelles ranks 68th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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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