Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) was 62.46 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
62.46
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
58th
of 193 countries
All-time high
62.46
in 2022
All-time low
31.74
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Uzbekistan, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Uzbekistan is 62.46, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Uzbekistan peaked at 62.46 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31.74, in 1990.
Uzbekistan ranks 58th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.74 | — |
| 1991 | 32.4 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 33.09 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 33.79 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 34.52 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 35.27 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 36.05 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 36.87 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 37.72 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 38.6 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 39.52 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 40.46 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 41.44 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 42.45 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 43.48 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 44.54 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 45.62 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 46.72 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 47.83 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 48.94 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 50.05 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 51.16 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 52.26 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 53.36 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 54.43 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 55.5 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 56.55 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 57.57 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 58.58 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 59.57 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 60.54 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 61.51 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 62.46 | +1.5% |
Uzbekistan compared with similar countries
- Uzbekistan's 62.46 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.1, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Uzbekistan's 62.46 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.98, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.01 | 31.74 | 38.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.1 | 39.52 | 48.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.9 | 50.05 | 59.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.5 | 60.54 | 62.46 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
- 55 Poland 62.74 compare
- 56 Antigua and Barbuda 62.67 compare
- 57 Saint Lucia 62.58 compare
- 59 Hungary 62.17 compare
- 60 Albania 62.16 compare
- 61 North Macedonia 61.82 compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0589 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Uzbekistan?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Uzbekistan was 62.46 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 62.46 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.74 in 1990.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Uzbekistan ranks 58th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uzbekistan 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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