Prevalence of overweight in Cambodia
Cambodia: Prevalence of overweight was 25.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Cambodia, 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 Cambodia stood at 25.1%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Cambodia peaked at 25.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1990.
That places Cambodia 178th out of 196 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.6% | — |
| 1991 | 5.9% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 6.1% | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 6.4% | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 6.7% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 7.0% | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 7.3% | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 7.6% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 7.9% | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 8.3% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 8.7% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 9.1% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 9.6% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 19.1% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 21.1% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 22.1% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 23.1% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 24.1% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 25.1% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.9% | 5.6% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 8.7% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 14.2% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 23.1% | 25.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 175 Mozambique 27.2% compare
- 176 Myanmar 27.0% compare
- 177 Bangladesh 27.0% compare
- 179 Malawi 24.3% compare
- 180 South Sudan 24.2% compare
- 181 Congo 24.2% compare
More health data for Cambodia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.572 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,125 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,047 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.05 % 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 0.0488 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.05 % 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 Cambodia?
- Prevalence of overweight in Cambodia was 25.1% 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1990.
- How does Cambodia rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Cambodia ranks 178th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.