Prevalence of overweight, female in Cambodia
Cambodia: Prevalence of overweight, female was 29.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Cambodia, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight, female in Cambodia stood at 29.0%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 63.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Cambodia peaked at 29.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 1990.
Cambodia ranks 182nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, female in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.8% | — |
| 1991 | 6.1% | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 6.4% | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 6.7% | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 7.1% | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 7.4% | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 7.8% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 8.2% | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 8.6% | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 9.0% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 9.4% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 9.9% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 12.8% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 19.8% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 20.9% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 23.1% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 24.3% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 25.4% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 26.6% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 27.8% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 29.0% | +4.3% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 29.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.9%, 59% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 29.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 57.8%, 50% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.3% | 5.8% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 9.4% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 15.9% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 26.6% | 29.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 179 South Sudan 30.2% compare
- 180 France 29.5% compare
- 181 Central African Republic 29.2% compare
- 183 Switzerland 29.0% compare
- 184 Democratic Republic of Congo 27.4% compare
- 185 Rwanda 27.3% compare
More health data for Cambodia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.572 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,125 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,047 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.05 % 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 0.0488 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.05 % 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 Cambodia?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Cambodia was 29.0% 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 1990.
- How does Cambodia rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Cambodia ranks 182nd out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.