Prevalence of overweight, female in Brunei
Brunei: Prevalence of overweight, female was 69.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Brunei, 1990–2022
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 Brunei is 69.7%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Brunei peaked at 69.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 28.6%, in 1990.
That places Brunei 45th out of 196 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, female in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.6% | — |
| 1991 | 29.8% | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 31.1% | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 32.3% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 33.5% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 34.8% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 36.0% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 37.3% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 38.5% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 39.8% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 41.1% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 42.4% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 43.7% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 45.0% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 46.3% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 47.6% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 49.0% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 50.3% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 51.6% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 53.0% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 54.4% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 55.7% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 57.1% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 58.4% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 59.8% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 61.1% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 62.4% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 63.7% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 65.0% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 66.2% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 67.4% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 68.6% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 69.7% | +1.7% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 69.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 55.4%, 1.3× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 69.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 57.8%, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.2% | 28.6% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.0% | 41.1% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.4% | 54.4% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.6% | 67.4% | 69.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 42 Bermuda 70.6% compare
- 43 Antigua and Barbuda 70.4% compare
- 44 United States 70.2% compare
- 46 Turkey 69.7% compare
- 46 United Arab Emirates 69.7% compare
- 48 Seychelles 69.5% compare
More health data for Brunei
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3926 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,268 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7116 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.032 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7964 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, female in Brunei?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Brunei was 69.7% 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 Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 69.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6% in 1990.
- How does Brunei rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Brunei ranks 45th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei 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.