Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in World Bank (lower middle income)
World Bank (lower middle income): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 34.87 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in World Bank (lower middle income), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
World Bank (lower middle income) recorded 34.87 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in World Bank (lower middle income) peaked at 34.87 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.45, in 2000.
World Bank (lower middle income) ranks 103rd of 156 groups on this measure, 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 World Bank (lower middle income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.45 | — |
| 2001 | 17.18 | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 17.87 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 18.61 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 19.35 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 20.11 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 20.86 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 21.66 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 22.41 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 23.22 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 24.02 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 24.83 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 25.68 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 26.51 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 27.38 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 28.32 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 29.2 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 30.13 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 31.07 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 32.02 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 32.95 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 33.92 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 34.87 | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.77 | 16.45 | 23.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.91 | 24.02 | 32.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.92 | 32.95 | 34.87 | 3 |
Countries ranked near World Bank (lower middle income)
More health data for World Bank (lower middle income)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -2.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 51,250 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.39 million (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 11.72 (2024)
- Child deaths 670,667 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 22.68 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 719,754 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 11.09 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 261,552 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 459,713 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in World Bank (lower middle income)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in World Bank (lower middle income) was 34.87 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in World Bank (lower middle income)?
- The highest recorded value was 34.87 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in World Bank (lower middle income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.45 in 2000.
- How does World Bank (lower middle income) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- World Bank (lower middle income) ranks 103rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in World Bank (lower middle income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World Bank (lower middle 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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