Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Western Asia (UNSDG)
Western Asia (UNSDG): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 65.58 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Western Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Western Asia (UNSDG) recorded 65.58 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Western Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 65.58 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 55.98, in 2000.
That places Western Asia (UNSDG) 13th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Western Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.98 | — |
| 2001 | 56.65 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 57.31 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 57.92 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 58.5 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 59.02 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 59.56 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 60.05 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 60.54 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 60.99 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 61.4 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 61.79 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 62.15 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 62.53 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 62.9 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 63.29 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 63.68 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 64.02 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 64.32 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 64.62 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 64.93 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 65.22 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 65.58 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.65 | 55.98 | 60.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.07 | 61.4 | 64.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.24 | 64.93 | 65.58 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia (UNSDG)
More health data for Western Asia (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -22.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,678 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 9.54 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 38,990 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.71 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 6.85 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 54,298 (2024)
- Child deaths 15,308 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5377 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 15,112 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Western Asia (UNSDG) was 65.58 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 65.58 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.98 in 2000.
- How does Western Asia (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Western Asia (UNSDG) ranks 13th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia (UNSDG) 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).