Prevalence of overweight in High income
High income: Prevalence of overweight was 56.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in High income, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
High income recorded 56.1% for prevalence of overweight in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in High income peaked at 56.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 43.3%, in 1990.
High income ranks 15th 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 High income, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43.3% | — |
| 1991 | 43.7% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 44.2% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 44.7% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 45.2% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 45.7% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 46.2% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 46.8% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 47.3% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 47.9% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 48.4% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 48.9% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 49.5% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 50.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 50.5% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 51.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 51.4% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 51.8% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 52.2% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 52.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 52.9% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 53.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 53.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 53.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 54.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 54.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 54.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 54.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 55.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 55.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 55.6% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 55.8% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 56.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.5% | 43.3% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.6% | 48.4% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.2% | 52.9% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.9% | 55.6% | 56.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 12 French Polynesia 73.6% compare
- 13 Puerto Rico 73.5% compare
- 14 Mexico 73.4% compare
- 15 Egypt 73.3% compare
- 16 Iraq 73.2% compare
- 17 Marshall Islands 73.2% compare
- 18 Belize 72.8% compare
More health data for High income
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -0.0602 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0338 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate -0.0702 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0367 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.4572 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0337 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0322 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in High income?
- Prevalence of overweight in High income was 56.1% 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 56.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.3% in 1990.
- How does High income rank for prevalence of overweight?
- High income ranks 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High income 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.