Prevalence of overweight in Belarus
Belarus: Prevalence of overweight was 55.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Belarus, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 55.4% for prevalence of overweight in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Belarus peaked at 55.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 48.4%, in 1991.
That places Belarus 100th 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 in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 48.4% | — |
| 1991 | 48.4% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 48.4% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 48.6% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 48.7% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 48.9% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 49.2% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 49.4% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 49.7% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 50.0% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 50.4% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 50.8% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 51.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 51.5% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 51.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 52.2% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 52.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 52.8% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 53.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 53.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 53.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 53.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 54.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 54.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 54.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 54.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 54.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 54.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 55.1% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 55.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 55.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.7% | 48.4% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.3% | 49.7% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.0% | 53.1% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.2% | 55.1% | 55.4% | 3 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3867 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,674 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0402 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 0.6216 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Belarus?
- Prevalence of overweight in Belarus was 55.4% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 55.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.4% in 1991.
- How does Belarus rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Belarus ranks 100th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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 (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults 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.