Prevalence of overweight in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Prevalence of overweight was 32.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Pre-demographic dividend, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight in Pre-demographic dividend is 32.6%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 32.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 1990.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 33rd 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 Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.2% | — |
| 1991 | 12.7% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 13.2% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 13.7% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 14.3% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 14.8% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 15.4% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 16.1% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 16.8% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 17.5% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 18.2% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 18.9% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 19.6% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 20.4% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 21.1% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 21.8% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 22.5% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 23.1% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 24.4% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 25.6% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 26.8% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 27.4% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 28.7% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 29.3% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 29.9% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 30.6% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 31.9% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 32.6% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.7% | 12.2% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 18.2% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 25.0% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 31.2% | 32.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More health data for Pre-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 3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0271 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 3.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0276 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 2.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0326 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- Prevalence of overweight in Pre-demographic dividend was 32.6% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 1990.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 33rd out of 43 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-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.