Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Bangladesh

Overweight in adults in Bangladesh in 2024 — 29.9%. Ranked 21 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 28 pp.

2024 29.9% +1.2 pp vs 2023
World rank 21of 199
Period maximum 29.9%2024
Period minimum 1.9%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Bangladesh, 1980–2024010203019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 1.9%1981: 2%1982: 2.1%1983: 2.2%1984: 2.4%1985: 2.5%1986: 2.7%1987: 2.8%1988: 3%1989: 3.2%1990: 3.4%1991: 3.6%1992: 3.9%1993: 4.1%1994: 4.4%1995: 4.7%1996: 5%1997: 5.4%1998: 5.7%1999: 6.2%2000: 6.6%2001: 7.1%2002: 7.7%2003: 8.3%2004: 8.9%2005: 9.6%2006: 10.3%2007: 11.1%2008: 12%2009: 12.8%2010: 13.8%2011: 14.7%2012: 15.7%2013: 16.8%2014: 17.9%2015: 19%2016: 20.2%2017: 21.4%2018: 22.6%2019: 23.7%2020: 24.9%2021: 26.2%2022: 27.4%2023: 28.6%2024: 29.9%
Change over the period: +28 pp Annual average: 0.64 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Bangladesh 29.9%
World computed 43.7%
South Asia computed 35.4%
Southern Asia computed 36.6%
Overweight in adults — Bangladesh, by year Bangladesh All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 29.9 +1.2 pp
2023 28.6 +1.2 pp
2022 27.4 +1.2 pp
2021 26.2 +1.2 pp
2020 24.9 +1.2 pp
2019 23.7 +1.2 pp
2018 22.6 +1.2 pp
2017 21.4 +1.2 pp
2016 20.2 +1.2 pp
2015 19 +1.1 pp
2014 17.9 +1.1 pp
2013 16.8 +1.1 pp
2012 15.7 +1 pp
2011 14.7 +1 pp
2010 13.8 +0.9 pp
2009 12.8 +0.9 pp
2008 12 +0.8 pp
2007 11.1 +0.8 pp
2006 10.3 +0.7 pp
2005 9.6 +0.7 pp
2004 8.9 +0.6 pp
2003 8.3 +0.6 pp
2002 7.7 +0.5 pp
2001 7.1 +0.5 pp
2000 6.6 +0.5 pp
1999 6.2 +0.4 pp
1998 5.7 +0.4 pp
1997 5.4 +0.4 pp
1996 5 +0.3 pp
1995 4.7 +0.3 pp
1994 4.4 +0.3 pp
1993 4.1 +0.3 pp
1992 3.9 +0.2 pp
1991 3.6 +0.2 pp
1990 3.4 +0.2 pp
1989 3.2 +0.2 pp
1988 3 +0.2 pp
1987 2.8 +0.2 pp
1986 2.7 +0.2 pp
1985 2.5 +0.1 pp
1984 2.4 +0.1 pp
1983 2.2 +0.1 pp
1982 2.1 +0.1 pp
1981 2 +0.1 pp
1980 1.9

Southern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index of 25 kg/m² and above. The threshold of 25 separates normal weight from excess weight, and this indicator includes everyone who is obese as well — that is, it is always larger than the obesity indicator rather than complementing it. The difference between the two series is the share of people with excess weight but without obesity.

Important: It includes obesity, so the two indicators cannot be added. The aggregate by group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one.

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