Prevalence of overweight, female in Belgium
Belgium: Prevalence of overweight, female was 46.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Belgium, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 46.8% for prevalence of overweight, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Belgium peaked at 46.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 41.3%, in 1990.
Belgium ranks 127th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, female in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41.3% | — |
| 1991 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 41.4% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 41.4% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 41.5% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 41.7% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 41.8% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 42.0% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 42.2% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 42.3% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 42.5% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 42.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 42.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 43.0% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 43.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 43.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 43.6% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 43.8% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 43.9% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 44.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 44.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 44.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 44.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 44.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 45.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 45.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 45.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 45.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 46.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 46.3% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 46.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 46.8% | +0.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 46.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 55.4%, 85% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 46.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 49.6%, 94% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.6% | 41.3% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.1% | 42.3% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 44.1% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.6% | 46.3% | 46.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, female in Belgium?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Belgium was 46.8% 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.3% in 1990.
- How does Belgium rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Belgium ranks 127th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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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About this data
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.