Prevalence of overweight, female in New Zealand
New Zealand: Prevalence of overweight, female was 64.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in New Zealand, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 64.0% for prevalence of overweight, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in New Zealand peaked at 64.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 40.3%, in 1990.
New Zealand ranks 63rd 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.3% | — |
| 1991 | 41.5% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 42.7% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 43.8% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 45.0% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 46.1% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 47.2% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 48.4% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 49.4% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 50.5% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 51.5% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 52.4% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 53.3% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 54.1% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 54.8% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 55.6% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 56.2% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 56.9% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 57.5% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 58.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 58.5% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 59.0% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 59.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 60.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 60.9% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 61.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 61.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 62.3% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 62.7% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 63.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 63.6% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 64.0% | +0.7% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 64.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 55.4%, 1.2× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 64.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 57.8%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.5% | 40.3% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.0% | 51.5% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 58.5% | 62.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 63.1% | 64.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 60 Uruguay 65.0% compare
- 61 Brazil 64.4% compare
- 62 Morocco 64.1% compare
- 64 Mauritania 64.0% compare
- 65 Uzbekistan 63.9% compare
- 66 Azerbaijan 63.6% compare
More health data for New Zealand
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4815 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,116 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 33 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.1187 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0277 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.018 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, female in New Zealand?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in New Zealand was 64.0% 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 64.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.3% in 1990.
- How does New Zealand rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- New Zealand ranks 63rd out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.