Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Singapore
Singapore: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) was 40.73 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
40.73
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
137th
of 193 countries
All-time high
40.73
in 2022
All-time low
27.47
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Singapore, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 40.73 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Singapore peaked at 40.73 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.47, in 1990.
Singapore ranks 137th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.47 | — |
| 1991 | 27.64 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 27.83 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 28.02 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 28.21 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 28.39 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 28.58 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 28.77 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 28.98 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 29.2 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 29.43 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 29.67 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 29.92 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 30.2 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 30.49 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 30.82 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 31.21 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 31.63 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 32.07 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 32.54 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 33 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 33.48 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 33.99 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 34.54 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 35.13 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 35.77 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 36.42 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 37.09 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 37.78 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 38.49 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 39.22 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 39.97 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 40.73 | +1.9% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 40.73 is below the median for high income countries, which is 59.54, 68% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 40.73 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 53.14, 77% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.31 | 27.47 | 29.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.8 | 29.43 | 32.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.57 | 33 | 38.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.97 | 39.22 | 40.73 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Singapore?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Singapore was 40.73 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 40.73 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.47 in 1990.
- How does Singapore rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Singapore ranks 137th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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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