Health
Adult overweight
SH.STA.OWAD.ZS ยท %
Annual series published by the World Bank. The chart carries the trajectory, the table carries the year by year figures, and the definition at the foot of the page is the World Bank's own, quoted as it stands.
Countries compared
8 countries compared out of 142 available.
Latest known value: 49.15% for Italy in 2022, over a series running from 1990 to 2022 and 8 countries compared, from the highest (United States, 72.43%) to the lowest (Sierra Leone, 22.81%).
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Year by year values
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| Italy | Spain | Netherlands | United States | China | South Sudan | Sierra Leone | Slovenia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 49.15% | 49.9% | 45.93% | 72.43% | 37.46% | 24.2% | 22.81% | 54.85% |
| 2021 | 49.15% | 50.35% | 46.07% | 72.06% | 36.49% | 23.57% | 22.45% | 54.7% |
| 2020 | 49.16% | 50.82% | 46.21% | 71.68% | 35.53% | 22.96% | 22.1% | 54.55% |
| 2019 | 49.18% | 51.29% | 46.35% | 71.3% | 34.58% | 22.36% | 21.75% | 54.4% |
| 2018 | 49.21% | 51.78% | 46.49% | 70.91% | 33.65% | 21.79% | 21.42% | 54.26% |
| 2017 | 49.22% | 52.27% | 46.63% | 70.51% | 32.72% | 21.21% | 21.1% | 54.14% |
| 2016 | 49.23% | 52.76% | 46.77% | 70.1% | 31.8% | 20.64% | 20.79% | 54.02% |
| 2015 | 49.25% | 53.25% | 46.91% | 69.69% | 30.86% | 20.1% | 20.5% | 53.92% |
| 2014 | 49.28% | 53.73% | 47.05% | 69.29% | 29.93% | 19.58% | 20.23% | 53.85% |
| 2013 | 49.31% | 54.2% | 47.2% | 68.89% | 29.03% | 19.08% | 19.97% | 53.81% |
| 2012 | 49.34% | 54.65% | 47.34% | 68.48% | 28.16% | 18.6% | 19.72% | 53.77% |
| 2011 | 49.36% | 55.07% | 47.47% | 68.07% | 27.34% | 18.13% | 19.46% | 53.72% |
| 2010 | 49.36% | 55.42% | 47.57% | 67.62% | 26.55% | 17.68% | 19.17% | 53.64% |
| 2009 | 49.33% | 55.71% | 47.63% | 67.13% | 25.76% | 17.23% | 18.84% | 53.52% |
| 2008 | 49.24% | 55.9% | 47.64% | 66.58% | 24.98% | 16.77% | 18.44% | 53.37% |
| 2007 | 49.11% | 55.98% | 47.58% | 65.98% | 24.23% | 16.31% | 17.99% | 53.18% |
| 2006 | 48.95% | 55.98% | 47.46% | 65.33% | 23.51% | 15.85% | 17.49% | 52.95% |
| 2005 | 48.75% | 55.89% | 47.27% | 64.65% | 22.81% | 15.38% | 16.94% | 52.69% |
| 2004 | 48.52% | 55.71% | 47.03% | 63.92% | 22.16% | 14.91% | 16.35% | 52.4% |
| 2003 | 48.27% | 55.47% | 46.72% | 63.16% | 21.53% | 14.44% | 15.73% | 52.08% |
| 2002 | 48% | 55.16% | 46.35% | 62.36% | 20.92% | 13.98% | 15.1% | 51.73% |
| 2001 | 47.73% | 54.81% | 45.94% | 61.53% | 20.31% | 13.53% | 14.46% | 51.36% |
| 2000 | 47.45% | 54.42% | 45.47% | 60.66% | 19.71% | 13.09% | 13.82% | 50.99% |
| 1999 | 47.18% | 54.01% | 44.96% | 59.76% | 19.1% | 12.66% | 13.19% | 50.61% |
| 1998 | 46.92% | 53.58% | 44.4% | 58.83% | 18.48% | 12.25% | 12.57% | 50.23% |
| 1997 | 46.68% | 53.14% | 43.82% | 57.87% | 17.85% | 11.85% | 11.98% | 49.86% |
| 1996 | 46.47% | 52.7% | 43.21% | 56.9% | 17.22% | 11.48% | 11.42% | 49.51% |
| 1995 | 46.29% | 52.28% | 42.6% | 55.92% | 16.58% | 11.12% | 10.89% | 49.16% |
| 1994 | 46.15% | 51.88% | 41.98% | 54.94% | 15.93% | 10.79% | 10.38% | 48.82% |
| 1993 | 46.05% | 51.5% | 41.37% | 53.93% | 15.28% | 10.46% | 9.9% | 48.47% |
| 1992 | 45.99% | 51.15% | 40.77% | 52.93% | 14.62% | 10.14% | 9.44% | 48.12% |
| 1991 | 45.97% | 50.82% | 40.17% | 51.91% | 13.97% | 9.83% | 9% | 47.76% |
| 1990 | 45.99% | 50.51% | 39.57% | 50.89% | 13.35% | 9.54% | 8.57% | 47.4% |
World Bank definition
Prevalence of overweight (% of adults)
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.
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