Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults) in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults) was 39.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Pre-demographic dividend, 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 Pre-demographic dividend stood at 39.0%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 39.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 1990.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 31st 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 (% of female adults) in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.8% | — |
| 1991 | 15.3% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 15.9% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 16.5% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 17.1% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 17.7% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 18.4% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 19.1% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 19.9% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 20.7% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 21.5% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 22.3% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 23.2% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 24.0% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 24.8% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 25.7% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 26.4% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 27.2% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 27.9% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 28.7% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 29.5% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 30.2% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 30.9% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 31.7% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 32.5% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 33.3% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 34.1% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 34.9% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 35.7% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 36.5% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 37.3% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 38.2% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 39.0% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.5% | 14.8% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.2% | 21.5% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.9% | 29.5% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.2% | 37.3% | 39.0% | 3 |
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More health data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate 3.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0465 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, per capita 0.0547 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, per capita 0.0471 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0559 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, female in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Pre-demographic dividend was 39.0% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 39.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 1990.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 31st out of 43 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-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.