Prevalence of overweight, female in High income
High income: Prevalence of overweight, female was 49.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in High income, 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 High income is 49.8%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in High income peaked at 49.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 40.5%, in 1990.
High income ranks 16th of 43 groups 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 High income, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.5% | — |
| 1991 | 40.9% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 41.2% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 41.6% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 41.9% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 42.3% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 42.7% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 43.1% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 43.6% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 44.0% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 44.4% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 44.8% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 45.1% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 45.5% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 45.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 46.1% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 46.4% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 46.6% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 46.9% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 47.1% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 47.3% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 47.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 47.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 48.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 48.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 48.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 48.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 48.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 48.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 49.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 49.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 49.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 49.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.2% | 40.5% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.9% | 44.4% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.3% | 47.3% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.5% | 49.3% | 49.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near High income
More health data for High income
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 0.1569 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0338 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 -0.0702 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0367 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 0.4572 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0337 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -2 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, female in High income?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in High income was 49.8% 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 49.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.5% in 1990.
- How does High income rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- High income ranks 16th out of 43 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.