Prevalence of overweight in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Prevalence of overweight was 35.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Lower middle income, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 35.5% for prevalence of overweight in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Lower middle income peaked at 35.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 1990.
That places Lower middle income 32nd out of 43 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.5% | — |
| 1991 | 12.0% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 12.5% | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 13.0% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 13.5% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 14.7% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 15.3% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 15.9% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 16.6% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 17.2% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 18.0% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 18.7% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 19.4% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 20.2% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 20.9% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 21.7% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 22.5% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 24.1% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 24.9% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 25.7% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 27.4% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 28.2% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 29.1% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 30.0% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 30.9% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 31.8% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 32.7% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 33.6% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 34.6% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 35.5% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.9% | 11.5% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 17.2% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 24.9% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 33.6% | 35.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More health data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0321 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0347 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.031 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Lower middle income?
- Prevalence of overweight in Lower middle income was 35.5% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 1990.
- How does Lower middle income rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Lower middle income ranks 32nd out of 43 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.