Prevalence of overweight in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Prevalence of overweight was 36.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in East Asia & Pacific, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 36.5% for prevalence of overweight in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 36.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 1990.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 31st of 43 groups 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 in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.1% | — |
| 1991 | 14.7% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 15.2% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 15.8% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 16.4% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 16.9% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 17.5% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 18.0% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 18.6% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 19.2% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 19.7% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 20.3% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 20.8% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 21.4% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 22.0% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 22.6% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 23.3% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 24.6% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 25.3% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 26.1% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 26.8% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 27.6% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 28.4% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 29.2% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 30.1% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 31.9% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 32.8% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 33.7% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 34.6% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 35.6% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 36.5% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.6% | 14.1% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.4% | 19.7% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 26.1% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.6% | 34.6% | 36.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More health data for East Asia & Pacific
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate -0.7993 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0324 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate -0.9374 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0365 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0412 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in East Asia & Pacific?
- Prevalence of overweight in East Asia & Pacific was 36.5% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 1990.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for prevalence of overweight?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 31st out of 43 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.