Prevalence of overweight, female in Thailand
Thailand: Prevalence of overweight, female was 49.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Thailand, 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 Thailand stood at 49.5%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Thailand peaked at 49.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 1990.
That places Thailand 115th 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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24.1% | — |
| 1991 | 24.9% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 25.8% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 26.7% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 27.6% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 28.4% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 29.2% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 30.0% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 30.8% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 31.5% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 32.2% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 33.0% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 33.6% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 34.3% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 35.0% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 35.7% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 36.4% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 37.1% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 37.9% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 38.6% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 39.4% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 40.1% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 41.0% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 41.8% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 42.6% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 43.5% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 44.3% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 45.2% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 46.0% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 46.9% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 47.8% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 48.7% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 49.5% | +1.8% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 49.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64.0%, 77% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 49.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 57.8%, 86% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.9% | 24.1% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.4% | 32.2% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 39.4% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.7% | 47.8% | 49.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, female in Thailand?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Thailand was 49.5% 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 1990.
- How does Thailand rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Thailand ranks 115th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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.