Prevalence of overweight, female in Philippines
Philippines: Prevalence of overweight, female was 37.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Philippines, 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 Philippines stood at 37.8%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Philippines peaked at 37.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 1990.
Philippines ranks 160th of 196 countries 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.6% | — |
| 1991 | 15.6% | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 16.5% | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 17.4% | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 18.3% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 19.2% | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 20.1% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 20.9% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 21.7% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 22.4% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 23.1% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 23.8% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 24.4% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 25.1% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 25.7% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 26.3% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 26.9% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 27.5% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 28.1% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 28.7% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 29.3% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 30.0% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 30.6% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 31.3% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 32.0% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 32.7% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 33.4% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 34.2% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 34.9% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 35.6% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 36.4% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 37.1% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 37.8% | +2.0% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 37.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64.0%, 59% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 37.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 57.8%, 65% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.7% | 14.6% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.0% | 23.1% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 29.3% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 36.4% | 37.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More health data for Philippines
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5317 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,456 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,006 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.61 % 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 0.037 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.21 % 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 Philippines?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Philippines was 37.8% 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 1990.
- How does Philippines rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Philippines ranks 160th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.