Prevalence of overweight in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Prevalence of overweight was 40.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in IDA & IBRD total, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 40.8% for prevalence of overweight in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 40.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 1990.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 25th 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.2% | — |
| 1991 | 19.7% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 20.2% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 20.7% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 21.2% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 21.7% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 22.3% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 22.8% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 23.4% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 24.0% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 24.6% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 25.2% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 25.8% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 26.5% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 27.1% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 27.8% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 28.5% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 29.2% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 29.9% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 30.6% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 31.3% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 32.0% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 32.8% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 33.5% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 34.3% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 35.1% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 35.9% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 36.7% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 37.5% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 38.4% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 39.2% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 40.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 40.8% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.5% | 19.2% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.5% | 24.6% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.8% | 31.3% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 39.2% | 40.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 22 Panama 71.6% compare
- 23 Palau 71.3% compare
- 23 United Arab Emirates 71.3% compare
- 25 Syrian Arab Republic 71.1% compare
- 26 Jordan 69.8% compare
- 27 Brunei Darussalam 69.6% compare
- 28 Paraguay 69.1% compare
More health data for IDA & IBRD total
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0326 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 2.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0375 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 1.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0362 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 0.0384 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in IDA & IBRD total?
- Prevalence of overweight in IDA & IBRD total was 40.8% 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 40.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 1990.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for prevalence of overweight?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.