Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Syria
Syria: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) was 71.11 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Syria, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Syria is 71.11, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Syria peaked at 71.11 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 54.19, in 1990.
That places Syria 25th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 54.19 | — |
| 1991 | 54.94 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 55.69 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 56.44 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 57.19 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 57.94 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 58.69 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 59.43 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 60.17 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 60.91 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 61.63 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 62.32 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 62.98 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 63.61 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 64.2 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 64.75 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 65.25 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 65.73 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 66.18 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 66.62 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 67.03 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 67.44 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 67.83 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 68.22 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 68.61 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 68.99 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 69.36 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 69.69 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 70 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 70.29 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 70.57 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 70.84 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 71.11 | +0.4% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 71.11 is above the median for low income countries, which is 24.2, 2.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 71.11 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 66.16, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.56 | 54.19 | 60.91 | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.33 | 61.63 | 66.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.75 | 67.03 | 70.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.84 | 70.57 | 71.11 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Syria?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Syria was 71.11 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 71.11 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.19 in 1990.
- How does Syria rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Syria ranks 25th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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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