Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Southern Asia (UNSDG)
Southern Asia (UNSDG): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 33.77 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Southern Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Southern Asia (UNSDG) is 33.77, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Southern Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 33.77 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.49, in 2000.
Southern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 108th 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 Southern Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.49 | — |
| 2001 | 14.26 | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 14.95 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 15.72 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 16.5 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 17.3 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 18.11 | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 18.98 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 19.78 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 20.67 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 21.54 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 22.43 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 23.39 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 24.29 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 25.25 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 26.31 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 27.3 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 28.37 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 29.44 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 30.52 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 31.59 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 32.69 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 33.77 | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.98 | 13.49 | 20.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.88 | 21.54 | 30.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.68 | 31.59 | 33.77 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia (UNSDG)
More health data for Southern Asia (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 24,194 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.42 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 286,273 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 4.42 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.04 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 444,800 (2024)
- Child deaths 158,527 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.6322 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 81,065 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Southern Asia (UNSDG) was 33.77 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.77 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.49 in 2000.
- How does Southern Asia (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Southern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 108th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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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