Prevalence of overweight, female in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Prevalence of overweight, female was 44.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Upper middle income, 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 Upper middle income is 44.7%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Upper middle income peaked at 44.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 1990.
That places Upper middle income 20th 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24.5% | — |
| 1991 | 25.0% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 25.6% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 26.1% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 26.6% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 27.2% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 27.7% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 28.3% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 28.8% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 29.4% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 29.9% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 30.4% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 31.0% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 31.5% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 32.1% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 32.6% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 33.2% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 33.8% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 34.4% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 35.1% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 35.8% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 36.5% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 37.2% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 38.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 38.7% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 39.5% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 40.2% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 41.0% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 41.7% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 42.5% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 43.2% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 44.0% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 44.7% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.9% | 24.5% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.4% | 29.9% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.1% | 35.8% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.0% | 43.2% | 44.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 17 Panama 75.9% compare
- 18 Saint Lucia 75.8% compare
- 19 Barbados 75.6% compare
- 20 Puerto Rico 75.6% compare
- 21 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 75.4% compare
- 22 Dominica 75.4% compare
- 23 Mexico 75.3% compare
More health data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0413 units per person (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 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0394 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, female in Upper middle income?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Upper middle income was 44.7% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 44.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 1990.
- How does Upper middle income rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Upper middle income ranks 20th out of 43 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.