Prevalence of overweight, female in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Prevalence of overweight, female was 42.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in IDA & IBRD total, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 42.0% for prevalence of overweight, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 42.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 1990.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 24th 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22.0% | — |
| 1991 | 22.4% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 22.9% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 23.3% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 23.8% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 24.3% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 24.8% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 25.3% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 25.9% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 26.4% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 27.0% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 27.5% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 28.1% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 28.7% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 29.3% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 29.9% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 30.6% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 31.2% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 31.8% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 32.5% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 33.2% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 33.9% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 34.6% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 35.3% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 36.0% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 36.7% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 37.5% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 38.2% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 39.0% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 39.7% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 40.5% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 41.3% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 42.0% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.1% | 22.0% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.7% | 27.0% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 33.2% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.3% | 40.5% | 42.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More health data for IDA & IBRD total
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0326 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 2.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0375 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0362 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 0.0384 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, female in IDA & IBRD total?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in IDA & IBRD total was 42.0% 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 1990.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 24th out of 43 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.