Prevalence of overweight, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Prevalence of overweight, female was 34.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 34.5%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 34.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 1990.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 43 groups 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.4% | — |
| 1991 | 15.9% | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 16.5% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 17.0% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 17.5% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 18.0% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 18.5% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 18.9% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 19.4% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 19.9% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 20.3% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 20.8% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 21.3% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 21.7% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 22.3% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 22.8% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 23.4% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 24.0% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 24.6% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 25.2% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 25.9% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 26.6% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 27.9% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 28.6% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 29.4% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 30.1% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 30.8% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 31.5% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 32.3% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 33.0% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 33.8% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 34.5% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.7% | 15.4% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 20.3% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 25.9% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.8% | 33.0% | 34.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 33 Costa Rica 72.3% compare
- 34 French Polynesia 72.0% compare
- 35 Fiji 72.0% compare
- 36 Paraguay 71.3% compare
- 37 South Africa 71.3% compare
- 38 Nicaragua 71.2% compare
- 39 El Salvador 71.0% compare
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0424 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 34.5% 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 34.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 1990.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 36th out of 43 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.