Prevalence of overweight in Low income
Low income: Prevalence of overweight was 26.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Low income, 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 Low income stood at 26.9%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Low income peaked at 26.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 1990.
That places Low income 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.6% | — |
| 1991 | 10.9% | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 11.3% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 11.7% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 12.1% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 12.5% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 12.9% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 13.4% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 13.8% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 14.3% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 14.8% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 15.4% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 15.9% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 16.4% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 18.2% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 18.9% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 19.9% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 20.9% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 22.4% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 22.9% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 23.5% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 24.1% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 25.5% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 26.2% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 26.9% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.4% | 10.6% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 14.8% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 20.4% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 25.5% | 26.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 39 Costa Rica 66.9% compare
- 40 Ecuador 66.8% compare
- 41 El Salvador 66.2% compare
- 42 Oman 66.2% compare
- 43 Fiji 65.8% compare
- 44 Georgia 65.8% compare
- 45 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 65.1% compare
More health data for Low income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0225 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, per capita 0.027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0218 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Low income?
- Prevalence of overweight in Low income was 26.9% 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 1990.
- How does Low income rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Low income ranks 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.