Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in South-eastern Asia (UNSDG)
South-eastern Asia (UNSDG): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 35.23 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in South-eastern Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in South-eastern Asia (UNSDG) is 35.23, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in South-eastern Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 35.23 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.42, in 2000.
South-eastern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 100th of 156 groups on this measure, 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-eastern Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.42 | — |
| 2001 | 17.01 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 17.61 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 18.29 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 18.93 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 19.62 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 20.35 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 21.07 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 21.85 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 22.62 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 23.46 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 24.28 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 25.14 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 26.04 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 27.02 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 28 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 29.01 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 29.99 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 31.03 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 32.06 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 33.1 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 34.19 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 35.23 | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.38 | 16.42 | 22.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.6 | 23.46 | 32.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.18 | 33.1 | 35.23 | 3 |
Countries ranked near South-eastern Asia (UNSDG)
More health data for South-eastern Asia (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -5.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 6,188 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 9.87 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 65,634 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 3.37 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 6.52 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 100,314 (2024)
- Child deaths 34,680 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5154 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 22,538 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in South-eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in South-eastern Asia (UNSDG) was 35.23 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in South-eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.23 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in South-eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.42 in 2000.
- How does South-eastern Asia (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- South-eastern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 100th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in South-eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South-eastern Asia (UNSDG) 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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