Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)
South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 32.43 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) stood at 32.43. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 32.43 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.91, in 2000.
That places South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) 115th 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 South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.91 | — |
| 2001 | 12.65 | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 13.31 | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 14.06 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 14.81 | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 15.59 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 16.37 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 17.24 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 18.05 | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 18.95 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 19.84 | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 20.75 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 21.73 | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 22.66 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 23.65 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 24.74 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 25.75 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 26.86 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 27.97 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 29.08 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 30.19 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 31.32 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 32.43 | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.29 | 11.91 | 18.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3 | 19.84 | 29.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.31 | 30.19 | 32.43 | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)
More health data for South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -5.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 23,581 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 439,901 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.19 (2024)
- Child deaths 157,304 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.69 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 4.53 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 282,597 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.6322 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 139,017 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 32.43 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.43 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.91 in 2000.
- How does South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 115th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) 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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