Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults) in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults) was 60.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, male in Tajikistan, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight, male in Tajikistan stood at 60.5%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, male in Tajikistan peaked at 60.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 37.8%, in 1990.
Tajikistan ranks 75th 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, male (% of male adults) in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.8% | — |
| 1991 | 38.3% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 38.9% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 39.5% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 40.0% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 40.6% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 41.2% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 41.9% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 42.5% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 43.1% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 43.8% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 44.5% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 45.2% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 45.9% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 46.7% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 47.4% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 48.2% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 49.0% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 49.8% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 50.6% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 51.5% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 52.2% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 53.0% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 53.8% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 54.6% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 55.4% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 56.1% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 56.9% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 57.6% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 58.4% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 59.1% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 59.8% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 60.5% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.4% | 37.8% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.1% | 43.8% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.0% | 51.5% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.8% | 59.1% | 60.5% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, male in Tajikistan?
- Prevalence of overweight, male in Tajikistan was 60.5% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, male recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 60.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, male recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.8% in 1990.
- How does Tajikistan rank for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Tajikistan ranks 75th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, male rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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, male (% of male adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight male adults is the percentage of males 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.