Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in South Asia (World Bank regions)
South Asia (World Bank regions): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 29.43 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in South Asia (World Bank regions), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
South Asia (World Bank regions) recorded 29.43 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in South Asia (World Bank regions) peaked at 29.43 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.63, in 2000.
South Asia (World Bank regions) ranks 136th of 156 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 (World Bank regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.63 | — |
| 2001 | 11.31 | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 11.92 | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 12.6 | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 13.29 | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 14 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 14.7 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 15.51 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 16.23 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 17.04 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 17.86 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 18.68 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 19.59 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 20.43 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 21.35 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 22.36 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 23.29 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 24.31 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 25.34 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 26.36 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 27.38 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 28.41 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 29.43 | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.72 | 10.63 | 17.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.96 | 17.86 | 26.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.41 | 27.38 | 29.43 | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Asia (World Bank regions)
- 133 Sao Tome and Principe 42.62 compare
- 134 Lesotho 42.27 compare
- 135 Botswana 41.99 compare
- 136 Gambia 40.94 compare
- 137 Singapore 40.73 compare
- 138 Switzerland 40.58 compare
- 139 Equatorial Guinea 39.51 compare
More health data for South Asia (World Bank regions)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 15,376 (2100)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 7.15 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 13.69 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 10.14 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 3.26 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 20.21 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 26.58 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 14.1 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 4.6 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in South Asia (World Bank regions)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in South Asia (World Bank regions) was 29.43 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in South Asia (World Bank regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.43 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in South Asia (World Bank regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.63 in 2000.
- How does South Asia (World Bank regions) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- South Asia (World Bank regions) ranks 136th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in South Asia (World Bank regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia (World Bank 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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