Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) was 58.85 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Tajikistan, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Tajikistan stood at 58.85. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Tajikistan peaked at 58.85 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31.59, in 1990.
That places Tajikistan 77th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.59 | — |
| 1991 | 32.19 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 32.79 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 33.4 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 34.02 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 34.68 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 35.37 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 36.09 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 36.84 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 37.62 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 38.42 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 39.25 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 40.11 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 40.99 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 41.91 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 42.85 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 43.8 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 44.78 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 45.76 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 46.75 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 47.74 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 48.72 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 49.7 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 50.68 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 51.64 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 52.6 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 53.54 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 54.45 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 55.35 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 56.24 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 57.11 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 57.98 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 58.85 | +1.5% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 58.85 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.1, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 58.85 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.98, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.46 | 31.59 | 37.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.46 | 38.42 | 46.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.07 | 47.74 | 56.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.98 | 57.11 | 58.85 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Tajikistan?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Tajikistan was 58.85 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 58.85 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.59 in 1990.
- How does Tajikistan rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Tajikistan ranks 77th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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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