Prevalence of overweight, female in Hungary
Hungary: Prevalence of overweight, female was 53.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Hungary, 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 Hungary stood at 53.2%. 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 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Hungary peaked at 53.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 44.3%, in 1990.
Hungary ranks 106th of 196 countries 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 Hungary, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.3% | — |
| 1991 | 44.5% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 44.8% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 45.0% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 45.2% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 45.5% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 45.8% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 46.0% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 46.4% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 46.7% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 47.0% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 47.4% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 47.7% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 48.1% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 48.4% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 48.7% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 49.0% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 49.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 49.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 50.0% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 50.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 50.5% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 50.8% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 51.0% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 51.2% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 51.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 51.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 52.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 52.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 52.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 52.7% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 52.9% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 53.2% | +0.5% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 53.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 55.4%, 96% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 53.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 49.6%, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.4% | 44.3% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.5% | 47.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 50.2% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.9% | 52.7% | 53.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, female in Hungary?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Hungary was 53.2% 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 53.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.3% in 1990.
- How does Hungary rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Hungary ranks 106th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary 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.