Prevalence of overweight, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Prevalence of overweight, female was 34.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 34.0%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 34.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 1990.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 38th 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.2% | — |
| 1991 | 12.7% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 13.1% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 13.6% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 14.1% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 14.7% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 15.2% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 15.9% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 16.5% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 17.2% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 17.9% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 18.6% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 19.3% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 20.1% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 20.8% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 22.3% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 23.0% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 24.5% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 25.1% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 25.8% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 27.2% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 27.9% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 28.6% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 29.4% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 30.1% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 30.9% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 31.7% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 32.5% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 33.3% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 34.0% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.5% | 12.2% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.2% | 17.9% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 25.1% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 32.5% | 34.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More health data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0179 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0606 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 3.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0187 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.023 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 34.0% 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 1990.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 38th out of 43 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.