Prevalence of overweight in Other small states
Other small states: Prevalence of overweight was 48.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Other small states, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Other small states recorded 48.4% for prevalence of overweight in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Other small states peaked at 48.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 1990.
That places Other small states 21st 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 Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.5% | — |
| 1991 | 32.8% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 33.3% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 33.8% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 34.2% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 34.7% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 35.2% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 35.7% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 36.2% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 37.1% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 38.0% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 38.4% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 38.9% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 39.4% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 40.0% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 40.5% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 41.1% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 41.6% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 42.1% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 42.5% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 42.9% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 43.3% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 43.7% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 44.1% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 44.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 45.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 45.4% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 45.9% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 46.4% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 46.9% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 47.4% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 47.8% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 48.4% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.6% | 32.5% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.2% | 38.0% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.8% | 42.9% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.9% | 47.4% | 48.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 18 Belize 72.8% compare
- 19 United States of America 72.4% compare
- 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
More health data for Other small states
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0421 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 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0368 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 1.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0423 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 Other small states?
- Prevalence of overweight in Other small states was 48.4% 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 48.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 1990.
- How does Other small states rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Other small states ranks 21st out of 43 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states 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.