Prevalence of overweight in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Prevalence of overweight was 69.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Brunei Darussalam, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight in Brunei Darussalam stood at 69.6%. 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 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 69.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 1990.
That places Brunei Darussalam 27th out of 196 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.2% | — |
| 1991 | 28.3% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 29.4% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 30.6% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 31.8% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 33.0% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 34.2% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 35.5% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 36.9% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 38.2% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 39.6% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 41.0% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 42.4% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 43.9% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 45.4% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 46.8% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 48.3% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 49.8% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 51.2% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 52.7% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 54.1% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 55.5% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 56.8% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 58.2% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 59.6% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 60.9% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 62.3% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 63.6% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 64.8% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 66.1% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 67.3% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 68.5% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 69.6% | +1.7% |
Brunei Darussalam compared with similar countries
- Brunei Darussalam's 69.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 60.7%, 1.1× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Brunei Darussalam's 69.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 55.9%, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.5% | 27.2% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.1% | 39.6% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.2% | 54.1% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 67.3% | 69.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam
- 25 Syrian Arab Republic 71.1% compare
- 26 Jordan 69.8% compare
- 28 Paraguay 69.1% compare
- 29 Palestine, State of 68.8% compare
- 30 Bahrain 68.7% compare
More health data for Brunei Darussalam
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3926 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,268 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7116 % 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 0.032 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7964 % 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 in Brunei Darussalam?
- Prevalence of overweight in Brunei Darussalam was 69.6% 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 Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 69.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 1990.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 27th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam 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.