Prevalence of overweight, female in Pakistan
Pakistan: Prevalence of overweight, female was 56.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Pakistan, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight, female in Pakistan is 56.8%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Pakistan peaked at 56.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 1990.
Pakistan ranks 89th 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.1% | — |
| 1991 | 18.0% | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 18.9% | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 19.9% | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 20.9% | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 21.9% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 23.0% | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 24.1% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 25.1% | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 26.3% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 27.4% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 28.6% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 29.8% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 31.0% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 32.2% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 33.4% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 34.6% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 35.8% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 37.1% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 38.3% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 39.6% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 40.9% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 42.2% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 43.6% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 45.1% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 46.5% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 48.0% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 49.5% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 51.0% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 52.5% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 53.9% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 55.3% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 56.8% | +2.6% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 56.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.9%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 56.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 68.8%, 82% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.5% | 17.1% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.8% | 27.4% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.9% | 39.6% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.3% | 53.9% | 56.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 87 Vanuatu 57.0% compare
- 88 Tajikistan 57.0% compare
- 90 Malta 56.7% compare
- 91 Croatia 56.2% compare
- 92 Papua New Guinea 56.2% compare
More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 55,286 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 335 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5028 % 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 0.0616 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4109 % 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 Pakistan?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Pakistan was 56.8% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 56.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 1990.
- How does Pakistan rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Pakistan ranks 89th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.