Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Palestine
Palestine: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) was 68.8 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
68.8
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
29th
of 193 countries
All-time high
68.8
in 2022
All-time low
55.76
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Palestine, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Palestine stood at 68.8. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Palestine peaked at 68.8 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 55.76, in 1990.
Palestine ranks 29th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 55.76 | — |
| 1991 | 56.51 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 57.25 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 57.98 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 58.7 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 59.43 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 60.14 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 60.84 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 61.53 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 62.21 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 62.86 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 63.48 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 64.06 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 64.6 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 65.09 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 65.53 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 65.93 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 66.29 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 66.61 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 66.91 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 67.17 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 67.41 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 67.63 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 67.83 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 68.01 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 68.18 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 68.34 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 68.46 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 68.55 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 68.62 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 68.69 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 68.75 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 68.8 | +0.1% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 68.8 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.1, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 68.8 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 66.16, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.04 | 55.76 | 62.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.14 | 62.86 | 66.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.02 | 67.17 | 68.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.75 | 68.69 | 68.8 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Palestine?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Palestine was 68.8 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 68.8 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.76 in 1990.
- How does Palestine rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Palestine ranks 29th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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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