Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in World Bank (low income)
World Bank (low income): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 30.48 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in World Bank (low income), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in World Bank (low income) stood at 30.48. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in World Bank (low income) peaked at 30.48 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.78, in 2000.
That places World Bank (low income) 128th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in World Bank (low income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.78 | — |
| 2001 | 17.37 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 17.96 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 18.59 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 19.23 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 19.87 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 20.58 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 21.35 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 22.01 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 22.58 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 23.17 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 23.73 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 24.22 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 24.57 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 24.93 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 25.41 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 26.02 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 26.66 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 27.39 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 28.18 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 28.93 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 29.71 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 30.48 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.63 | 16.78 | 22.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.43 | 23.17 | 28.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.71 | 28.93 | 30.48 | 3 |
Countries ranked near World Bank (low income)
More health data for World Bank (low income)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 24,845 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 898,179 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 22.31 (2024)
- Child deaths 446,353 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 44.98 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 451,826 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 23.19 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 132,368 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 225,856 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in World Bank (low income)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in World Bank (low income) was 30.48 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in World Bank (low income)?
- The highest recorded value was 30.48 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in World Bank (low income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.78 in 2000.
- How does World Bank (low income) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- World Bank (low income) ranks 128th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in World Bank (low income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World Bank (low income) 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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