Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Bhutan

Overweight in adults in Bhutan in 2024 — 48.7%. Ranked 72 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 41.4 pp.

2024 48.7% +1.2 pp vs 2023
World rank 72of 199
Period maximum 48.7%2024
Period minimum 7.3%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Bhutan, 1980–2024020406019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 7.3%1981: 7.8%1982: 8.2%1983: 8.7%1984: 9.2%1985: 9.7%1986: 10.3%1987: 10.9%1988: 11.5%1989: 12.1%1990: 12.8%1991: 13.5%1992: 14.2%1993: 15%1994: 15.8%1995: 16.6%1996: 17.4%1997: 18.3%1998: 19.2%1999: 20.2%2000: 21.1%2001: 22.1%2002: 23.1%2003: 24.1%2004: 25.1%2005: 26.1%2006: 27.2%2007: 28.3%2008: 29.4%2009: 30.5%2010: 31.6%2011: 32.7%2012: 33.9%2013: 35.1%2014: 36.3%2015: 37.5%2016: 38.8%2017: 40.1%2018: 41.3%2019: 42.6%2020: 43.9%2021: 45.1%2022: 46.3%2023: 47.5%2024: 48.7%
Change over the period: +41.4 pp Annual average: 0.94 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Bhutan 48.7%
World computed 43.7%
South Asia computed 35.4%
Southern Asia computed 36.6%
Overweight in adults — Bhutan, by year Bhutan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 48.7 +1.2 pp
2023 47.5 +1.2 pp
2022 46.3 +1.2 pp
2021 45.1 +1.2 pp
2020 43.9 +1.2 pp
2019 42.6 +1.3 pp
2018 41.3 +1.3 pp
2017 40.1 +1.3 pp
2016 38.8 +1.3 pp
2015 37.5 +1.2 pp
2014 36.3 +1.2 pp
2013 35.1 +1.2 pp
2012 33.9 +1.2 pp
2011 32.7 +1.1 pp
2010 31.6 +1.1 pp
2009 30.5 +1.1 pp
2008 29.4 +1.1 pp
2007 28.3 +1.1 pp
2006 27.2 +1.1 pp
2005 26.1 +1 pp
2004 25.1 +1 pp
2003 24.1 +1 pp
2002 23.1 +1 pp
2001 22.1 +1 pp
2000 21.1 +0.9 pp
1999 20.2 +0.9 pp
1998 19.2 +0.9 pp
1997 18.3 +0.9 pp
1996 17.4 +0.8 pp
1995 16.6 +0.8 pp
1994 15.8 +0.8 pp
1993 15 +0.8 pp
1992 14.2 +0.7 pp
1991 13.5 +0.7 pp
1990 12.8 +0.7 pp
1989 12.1 +0.6 pp
1988 11.5 +0.6 pp
1987 10.9 +0.6 pp
1986 10.3 +0.6 pp
1985 9.7 +0.5 pp
1984 9.2 +0.5 pp
1983 8.7 +0.5 pp
1982 8.2 +0.5 pp
1981 7.8 +0.4 pp
1980 7.3

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.