Obesity in adults — all countries

Obesity in adults — Brunei Darussalam

Obesity in adults in Brunei Darussalam in 2024 — 37.1%. Ranked 169 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 32.3 pp.

2024 37.1% +1.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 169of 199
Period maximum 37.1%2024
Period minimum 4.7%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Obesity in adults — Brunei Darussalam, 1980–202401020304019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 4.7%1981: 5%1982: 5.2%1983: 5.5%1984: 5.8%1985: 6.2%1986: 6.5%1987: 6.9%1988: 7.3%1989: 7.7%1990: 8.1%1991: 8.5%1992: 9%1993: 9.5%1994: 10%1995: 10.5%1996: 11.1%1997: 11.7%1998: 12.3%1999: 13%2000: 13.7%2001: 14.4%2002: 15.1%2003: 15.9%2004: 16.7%2005: 17.6%2006: 18.4%2007: 19.3%2008: 20.3%2009: 21.2%2010: 22.1%2011: 23.1%2012: 24.1%2013: 25%2014: 26%2015: 27.1%2016: 28.1%2017: 29.2%2018: 30.3%2019: 31.4%2020: 32.5%2021: 33.6%2022: 34.8%2023: 35.9%2024: 37.1%
Change over the period: +32.3 pp Annual average: 0.73 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Brunei Darussalam

Brunei Darussalam 37.1%
World computed 16.1%
East Asia & Pacific computed 10%
South-Eastern Asia computed 10.7%
High-income countries computed 24.8%
Obesity in adults — Brunei Darussalam, by year Brunei Darussalam All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 37.1 +1.1 pp
2023 35.9 +1.1 pp
2022 34.8 +1.1 pp
2021 33.6 +1.1 pp
2020 32.5 +1.1 pp
2019 31.4 +1.1 pp
2018 30.3 +1.1 pp
2017 29.2 +1.1 pp
2016 28.1 +1.1 pp
2015 27.1 +1 pp
2014 26 +1 pp
2013 25 +1 pp
2012 24.1 +1 pp
2011 23.1 +1 pp
2010 22.1 +0.9 pp
2009 21.2 +0.9 pp
2008 20.3 +0.9 pp
2007 19.3 +0.9 pp
2006 18.4 +0.9 pp
2005 17.6 +0.8 pp
2004 16.7 +0.8 pp
2003 15.9 +0.8 pp
2002 15.1 +0.8 pp
2001 14.4 +0.7 pp
2000 13.7 +0.7 pp
1999 13 +0.7 pp
1998 12.3 +0.6 pp
1997 11.7 +0.6 pp
1996 11.1 +0.6 pp
1995 10.5 +0.5 pp
1994 10 +0.5 pp
1993 9.5 +0.5 pp
1992 9 +0.5 pp
1991 8.5 +0.4 pp
1990 8.1 +0.4 pp
1989 7.7 +0.4 pp
1988 7.3 +0.4 pp
1987 6.9 +0.4 pp
1986 6.5 +0.3 pp
1985 6.2 +0.3 pp
1984 5.8 +0.3 pp
1983 5.5 +0.3 pp
1982 5.2 +0.3 pp
1981 5 +0.3 pp
1980 4.7

About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index of 30 kg/m² and above. The series has been kept since 1980 and shows one of the fastest changes in the health of populations in the whole history of observation: in most countries the share has grown two- to threefold. The top of the ranking is held not by rich countries, as one might expect, but by the islands of Oceania and the Persian Gulf, where the shift to purchased food happened within one generation.

Important: The aggregate by country group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one: the share of adults differs between countries by a factor of about 1.5, so young countries get a slightly larger weight than they should.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.