Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Slovakia
Slovakia: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) was 60.56 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Slovakia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 60.56 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. 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 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Slovakia peaked at 60.56 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 47.62, in 1990.
That places Slovakia 69th 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 Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.62 | — |
| 1991 | 47.78 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 47.94 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 48.1 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 48.27 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 48.45 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 48.66 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 48.9 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 49.17 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 49.48 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 49.83 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 50.23 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 50.66 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 51.11 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 51.59 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 52.08 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 52.59 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 53.1 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 53.61 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 54.12 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 54.62 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 55.12 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 55.62 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 56.1 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 56.6 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 57.1 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 57.6 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 58.11 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 58.6 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 59.09 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 59.58 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 60.08 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 60.56 | +0.8% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 60.56 is above the median for high income countries, which is 59.54, 1.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 60.56 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.98, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.44 | 47.62 | 49.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.89 | 49.83 | 54.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.86 | 54.62 | 59.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.07 | 59.58 | 60.56 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Slovakia?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Slovakia was 60.56 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.56 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.62 in 1990.
- How does Slovakia rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Slovakia ranks 69th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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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