Prevalence of overweight in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Prevalence of overweight was 43.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Late-demographic dividend, 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 Late-demographic dividend stood at 43.9%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 43.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 1990.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 23rd 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 Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.5% | — |
| 1991 | 22.0% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 22.5% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 23.0% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 23.5% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 24.1% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 24.6% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 25.2% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 25.8% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 26.3% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 26.9% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 27.5% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 28.1% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 28.7% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 29.3% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 30.0% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 30.7% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 31.4% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 32.1% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 32.8% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 33.6% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 34.4% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 35.2% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 36.0% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 36.9% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 37.7% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 38.6% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 39.5% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 40.4% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 41.2% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 42.1% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 43.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 43.9% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.8% | 21.5% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.8% | 26.9% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.4% | 33.6% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.0% | 42.1% | 43.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 20 Saudi Arabia 71.8% compare
- 21 Micronesia, Federated States of 71.7% compare
- 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
More health data for Late-demographic dividend
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0432 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 2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0404 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Late-demographic dividend?
- Prevalence of overweight in Late-demographic dividend was 43.9% 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 Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 43.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 1990.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 23rd out of 43 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.