Prevalence of overweight in Nepal
Nepal: Prevalence of overweight was 30.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Nepal, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 30.9% for prevalence of overweight in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Nepal peaked at 30.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1990.
Nepal ranks 167th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.1% | — |
| 1991 | 6.4% | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 6.8% | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 7.2% | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 7.6% | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 8.0% | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 8.4% | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 8.9% | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 9.4% | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 10.0% | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 10.6% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 11.2% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 13.2% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 14.6% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 18.8% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 19.8% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 24.0% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 25.1% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 27.4% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 28.6% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 29.7% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 30.9% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 6.1% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 10.6% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 17.9% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 28.6% | 30.9% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Nepal?
- Prevalence of overweight in Nepal was 30.9% 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Nepal ranks 167th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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.