Prevalence of overweight, female in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Prevalence of overweight, female was 57.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in United Kingdom, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 57.5% for prevalence of overweight, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in United Kingdom peaked at 57.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 41.0%, in 1990.
United Kingdom ranks 85th of 196 countries on this measure, 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 United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41.0% | — |
| 1991 | 42.1% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 43.3% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 44.4% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 45.5% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 46.6% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 47.7% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 48.7% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 49.6% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 50.5% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 51.4% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 52.1% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 52.8% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 53.4% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 53.9% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 54.4% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 54.7% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 55.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 55.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 55.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 55.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 56.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 56.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 56.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 56.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 56.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 56.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 56.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 57.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 57.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 57.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 57.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 57.5% | +0.2% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 57.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 55.4%, 1.0× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 57.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 49.6%, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.9% | 41.0% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.9% | 51.4% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.5% | 55.8% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.4% | 57.2% | 57.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, female in United Kingdom?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in United Kingdom was 57.5% 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 57.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.0% in 1990.
- How does United Kingdom rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- United Kingdom ranks 85th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.