Prevalence of overweight, female in Slovakia

Slovakia: Prevalence of overweight, female was 48.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
48.8%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
118th
of 196 countries
All-time high
48.8%
in 2022
All-time low
41.7%
in 1995
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Prevalence of overweight, female in Slovakia, 1990–2022

010203040501990200620221990: 41.9 % of female adults1991: 41.9 % of female adults1992: 41.8 % of female adults1993: 41.8 % of female adults1994: 41.7 % of female adults1995: 41.7 % of female adults1996: 41.7 % of female adults1997: 41.8 % of female adults1998: 41.8 % of female adults1999: 41.9 % of female adults2000: 42.1 % of female adults2001: 42.2 % of female adults2002: 42.4 % of female adults2003: 42.6 % of female adults2004: 42.9 % of female adults2005: 43.1 % of female adults2006: 43.4 % of female adults2007: 43.6 % of female adults2008: 43.9 % of female adults2009: 44.2 % of female adults2010: 44.5 % of female adults2011: 44.9 % of female adults2012: 45.2 % of female adults2013: 45.6 % of female adults2014: 45.9 % of female adults2015: 46.3 % of female adults2016: 46.6 % of female adults2017: 47 % of female adults2018: 47.4 % of female adults2019: 47.7 % of female adults2020: 48.1 % of female adults2021: 48.4 % of female adults2022: 48.8 % of female adults

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 Slovakia stood at 48.8%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Slovakia peaked at 48.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 41.7%, in 1995.

That places Slovakia 118th out of 196 countries 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 Slovakia, year by year

Annual values for Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults) in Slovakia, 1990 to 2022.
Year % of female adults Change
1990 41.9%
1991 41.9% -0.2%
1992 41.8% -0.1%
1993 41.8% -0.1%
1994 41.7% -0.1%
1995 41.7% -0.0%
1996 41.7% +0.0%
1997 41.8% +0.1%
1998 41.8% +0.2%
1999 41.9% +0.3%
2000 42.1% +0.3%
2001 42.2% +0.4%
2002 42.4% +0.4%
2003 42.6% +0.5%
2004 42.9% +0.5%
2005 43.1% +0.6%
2006 43.4% +0.6%
2007 43.6% +0.6%
2008 43.9% +0.7%
2009 44.2% +0.7%
2010 44.5% +0.7%
2011 44.9% +0.7%
2012 45.2% +0.8%
2013 45.6% +0.8%
2014 45.9% +0.8%
2015 46.3% +0.8%
2016 46.6% +0.8%
2017 47.0% +0.8%
2018 47.4% +0.8%
2019 47.7% +0.8%
2020 48.1% +0.8%
2021 48.4% +0.8%
2022 48.8% +0.8%

Slovakia compared with similar countries

  • Slovakia's 48.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 55.4%, 88% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
  • Slovakia's 48.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 49.6%, 98% of the median. (50 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 41.8% 41.7% 41.9% 10
2000s 43.0% 42.1% 44.2% 10
2010s 46.1% 44.5% 47.7% 10
2020s 48.4% 48.1% 48.8% 3

Countries ranked near Slovakia

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  2. 116 Portugal 49.3% compare
  3. 117 Ghana 48.9% compare
  4. 119 Lithuania 48.6% compare
  5. 120 Somalia 48.5% compare
  6. 121 Norway 48.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is prevalence of overweight, female in Slovakia?
Prevalence of overweight, female in Slovakia was 48.8% 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 Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 48.8% in 2022.
What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 41.7% in 1995.
How does Slovakia rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
Slovakia ranks 118th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Slovakia 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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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults)
Unit
% of female adults
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 7,896 data points, 1975–2022
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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.