Prevalence of overweight in Israel
Israel: Prevalence of overweight was 54.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Israel, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Israel recorded 54.3% for prevalence of overweight in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Israel peaked at 55.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 49.1%, in 1990.
Israel ranks 108th of 196 countries 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 Israel, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 49.1% | — |
| 1991 | 49.4% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 49.7% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 50.1% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 50.4% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 50.8% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 51.2% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 51.7% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 52.1% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 52.6% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 53.0% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 53.5% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 53.9% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 54.2% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 54.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 54.9% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 55.1% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 55.3% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 55.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 55.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 55.4% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 55.4% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 55.3% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 55.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 55.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 55.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 54.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 54.8% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 54.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 54.6% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 54.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 54.4% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 54.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.7% | 49.1% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.5% | 53.0% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.0% | 54.6% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.4% | 54.3% | 54.5% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Israel?
- Prevalence of overweight in Israel was 54.3% 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 55.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.1% in 1990.
- How does Israel rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Israel ranks 108th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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.