Prevalence of overweight, female in Belarus

Belarus: Prevalence of overweight, female was 49.9% in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
49.9%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
114th
of 196 countries
All-time high
51.6%
in 2007
All-time low
49.9%
in 2022
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Prevalence of overweight, female in Belarus, 1990–2022

02040601990200620221990: 51.3 % of female adults1991: 51.2 % of female adults1992: 51.1 % of female adults1993: 51 % of female adults1994: 51 % of female adults1995: 50.9 % of female adults1996: 50.9 % of female adults1997: 51 % of female adults1998: 51 % of female adults1999: 51.1 % of female adults2000: 51.2 % of female adults2001: 51.3 % of female adults2002: 51.4 % of female adults2003: 51.5 % of female adults2004: 51.5 % of female adults2005: 51.6 % of female adults2006: 51.6 % of female adults2007: 51.6 % of female adults2008: 51.6 % of female adults2009: 51.6 % of female adults2010: 51.5 % of female adults2011: 51.4 % of female adults2012: 51.3 % of female adults2013: 51.2 % of female adults2014: 51.1 % of female adults2015: 51 % of female adults2016: 50.9 % of female adults2017: 50.7 % of female adults2018: 50.6 % of female adults2019: 50.4 % of female adults2020: 50.2 % of female adults2021: 50.1 % of female adults2022: 49.9 % of female adults

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of female adults.

Analysis

The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight, female in Belarus is 49.9%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Belarus peaked at 51.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 49.9%, in 2022.

Belarus ranks 114th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Prevalence of overweight, female in Belarus, year by year

Annual values for Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults) in Belarus, 1990 to 2022.
Year % of female adults Change
1990 51.3%
1991 51.2% -0.2%
1992 51.1% -0.2%
1993 51.0% -0.2%
1994 51.0% -0.1%
1995 50.9% -0.0%
1996 50.9% +0.0%
1997 51.0% +0.1%
1998 51.0% +0.1%
1999 51.1% +0.2%
2000 51.2% +0.2%
2001 51.3% +0.2%
2002 51.4% +0.2%
2003 51.5% +0.2%
2004 51.5% +0.1%
2005 51.6% +0.1%
2006 51.6% +0.1%
2007 51.6% +0.0%
2008 51.6% -0.0%
2009 51.6% -0.1%
2010 51.5% -0.1%
2011 51.4% -0.2%
2012 51.3% -0.2%
2013 51.2% -0.2%
2014 51.1% -0.2%
2015 51.0% -0.2%
2016 50.9% -0.3%
2017 50.7% -0.3%
2018 50.6% -0.3%
2019 50.4% -0.3%
2020 50.2% -0.3%
2021 50.1% -0.3%
2022 49.9% -0.3%

Belarus compared with similar countries

  • Belarus's 49.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64.0%, 78% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Belarus's 49.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 49.6%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 51.1% 50.9% 51.3% 10
2000s 51.5% 51.2% 51.6% 10
2010s 51.0% 50.4% 51.5% 10
2020s 50.1% 49.9% 50.2% 3

Countries ranked near Belarus

  1. 111 Latvia 50.3% compare
  2. 112 Czechia 50.2% compare
  3. 113 Finland 50.0% compare
  4. 115 Thailand 49.5% compare
  5. 116 Portugal 49.3% compare
  6. 117 Ghana 48.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is prevalence of overweight, female in Belarus?
Prevalence of overweight, female in Belarus was 49.9% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
What is the highest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Belarus?
The highest recorded value was 51.6% in 2007.
What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 49.9% in 2022.
How does Belarus rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
Belarus ranks 114th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Belarus?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Belarus data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults)
Unit
% of female adults
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 7,896 data points, 1975–2022
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Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.