Prevalence of overweight, female in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Prevalence of overweight, female was 63.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Uzbekistan, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
Uzbekistan recorded 63.9% for prevalence of overweight, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Uzbekistan peaked at 63.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 1990.
Uzbekistan ranks 65th 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 Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.8% | — |
| 1991 | 30.6% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 31.4% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 32.2% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 33.1% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 34.0% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 35.0% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 35.9% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 37.0% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 38.0% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 39.1% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 40.3% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 41.4% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 42.6% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 43.8% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 45.0% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 46.2% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 47.5% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 48.7% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 49.9% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 51.1% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 52.3% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 53.5% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 54.7% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 55.8% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 56.9% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 63.0% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 63.9% | +1.5% |
Uzbekistan compared with similar countries
- Uzbekistan's 63.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.9%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Uzbekistan's 63.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 49.6%, 1.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.7% | 29.8% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.5% | 39.1% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.2% | 51.1% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.0% | 62.0% | 63.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
- 62 Morocco 64.1% compare
- 63 New Zealand 64.0% compare
- 64 Mauritania 64.0% compare
- 66 Azerbaijan 63.6% compare
- 67 Tunisia 63.3% compare
- 68 Colombia 62.9% compare
More health data for Uzbekistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.21 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2049 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 782.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,269 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0589 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, female in Uzbekistan?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Uzbekistan was 63.9% 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 Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 63.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 1990.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Uzbekistan ranks 65th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uzbekistan 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.