Prevalence of overweight, female in Low income
Low income: Prevalence of overweight, female was 31.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Low 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 Low income stood at 31.6%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Low income peaked at 31.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 1990.
Low income ranks 43rd 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 Low income, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.8% | — |
| 1991 | 12.2% | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 12.5% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 13.0% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 13.4% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 13.9% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 14.4% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 14.9% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 15.4% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 16.0% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 16.6% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 17.2% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 18.5% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 19.2% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 19.9% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 20.6% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 21.4% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 22.7% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 23.3% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 24.0% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 25.0% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 25.4% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 26.7% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 28.3% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 29.1% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 29.9% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 30.7% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 31.6% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.7% | 11.8% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 16.6% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 23.3% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.7% | 29.9% | 31.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More health data for Low income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0225 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, per capita 0.027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.49 % 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, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0218 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, female in Low income?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Low income was 31.6% 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 1990.
- How does Low income rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Low income ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.