Prevalence of overweight, female in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Prevalence of overweight, female was 48.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Post-demographic dividend, 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 Post-demographic dividend is 48.1%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 48.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 38.7%, in 1990.
That places Post-demographic dividend 19th out of 43 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38.7% | — |
| 1991 | 39.1% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 39.5% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 39.9% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 40.3% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 40.8% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 41.2% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 41.7% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 42.1% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 42.6% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 43.0% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 43.4% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 43.7% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 44.1% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 44.4% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 44.7% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 45.0% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 45.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 45.5% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 45.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 45.9% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 46.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 46.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 46.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 46.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 46.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 47.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 47.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 47.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 47.6% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 47.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 47.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 48.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.6% | 38.7% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.5% | 43.0% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.7% | 45.9% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.9% | 47.8% | 48.1% | 3 |
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More health data for Post-demographic dividend
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -1.11 % change on previous year (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 0.4277 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0323 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 0.1565 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0327 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate -0.0085 % change on previous year (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 Post-demographic dividend?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Post-demographic dividend was 48.1% 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 48.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.7% in 1990.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 19th out of 43 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.