Prevalence of overweight, female in Other small states
Other small states: Prevalence of overweight, female was 49.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Other small states, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
Other small states recorded 49.4% 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 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Other small states peaked at 49.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 34.3%, in 1990.
Other small states ranks 18th 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 Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.3% | — |
| 1991 | 34.6% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 35.0% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 35.4% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 35.8% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 36.2% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 36.7% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 37.1% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 37.6% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 38.4% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 39.3% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 39.7% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 40.1% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 40.6% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 41.1% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 41.7% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 42.1% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 42.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 43.1% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 43.5% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 44.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 44.4% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 44.8% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 45.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 45.7% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 46.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 46.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 47.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 47.5% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 48.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 48.4% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 48.9% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 49.4% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.1% | 34.3% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.4% | 39.3% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.9% | 44.0% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.9% | 48.4% | 49.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 15 Kuwait 77.9% compare
- 16 Qatar 76.4% compare
- 17 Panama 75.9% compare
- 18 Saint Lucia 75.8% compare
- 19 Barbados 75.6% compare
- 20 Puerto Rico 75.6% compare
- 21 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 75.4% compare
More health data for Other small states
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0421 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 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0368 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0423 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, female in Other small states?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Other small states was 49.4% 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.3% in 1990.
- How does Other small states rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Other small states ranks 18th out of 43 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states 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.