Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in UNICEF SP High burden
UNICEF SP High burden: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 33.26 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in UNICEF SP High burden, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in UNICEF SP High burden stood at 33.26. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in UNICEF SP High burden peaked at 33.26 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.9, in 2000.
That places UNICEF SP High burden 111th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 UNICEF SP High burden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.9 | — |
| 2001 | 20.42 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 21.03 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 21.6 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 22.21 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 22.84 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 23.46 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 24.11 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 24.71 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 25.33 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 25.92 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 26.46 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 27.04 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 27.66 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 28.23 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 28.83 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 29.45 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 30.07 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 30.7 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 31.35 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 32 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 32.68 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 33.26 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.56 | 19.9 | 25.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.57 | 25.92 | 31.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.65 | 32 | 33.26 | 3 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF SP High burden
- 109 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 53.48 compare
- 110 Kazakhstan 53.13 compare
- 111 Maldives 52.54 compare
- 112 Bulgaria 51.95 compare
- 113 Luxembourg 51.52 compare
- 114 Papua New Guinea 51.36 compare
More health data for UNICEF SP High burden
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 21,904 (2100)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 11.25 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 11.05 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 12.28 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.5 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 12.35 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 15.12 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in UNICEF SP High burden?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in UNICEF SP High burden was 33.26 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in UNICEF SP High burden?
- The highest recorded value was 33.26 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in UNICEF SP High burden?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9 in 2000.
- How does UNICEF SP High burden rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- UNICEF SP High burden ranks 111th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in UNICEF SP High burden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF SP High burden 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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