Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Iraq

Overweight in adults in Iraq in 2024 — 72.9%. Ranked 179 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 30.5 pp.

2024 72.9% +0.3 pp vs 2023
World rank 179of 199
Period maximum 72.9%2024
Period minimum 42.4%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Iraq, 1980–2024405060708019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 42.4%1981: 43.1%1982: 43.8%1983: 44.6%1984: 45.3%1985: 46.1%1986: 46.9%1987: 47.6%1988: 48.4%1989: 49.2%1990: 50%1991: 50.8%1992: 51.6%1993: 52.4%1994: 53.2%1995: 54.1%1996: 54.9%1997: 55.8%1998: 56.6%1999: 57.5%2000: 58.4%2001: 59.2%2002: 60.1%2003: 60.9%2004: 61.7%2005: 62.5%2006: 63.2%2007: 64%2008: 64.7%2009: 65.4%2010: 66.1%2011: 66.8%2012: 67.4%2013: 68.1%2014: 68.7%2015: 69.3%2016: 69.8%2017: 70.3%2018: 70.8%2019: 71.2%2020: 71.5%2021: 71.9%2022: 72.2%2023: 72.5%2024: 72.9%
Change over the period: +30.5 pp Annual average: 0.69 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Iraq 72.9%
World computed 43.7%
Western Asia computed 63.6%
Overweight in adults — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 72.9 +0.3 pp
2023 72.5 +0.3 pp
2022 72.2 +0.3 pp
2021 71.9 +0.4 pp
2020 71.5 +0.4 pp
2019 71.2 +0.4 pp
2018 70.8 +0.4 pp
2017 70.3 +0.5 pp
2016 69.8 +0.6 pp
2015 69.3 +0.6 pp
2014 68.7 +0.6 pp
2013 68.1 +0.6 pp
2012 67.4 +0.7 pp
2011 66.8 +0.7 pp
2010 66.1 +0.7 pp
2009 65.4 +0.7 pp
2008 64.7 +0.7 pp
2007 64 +0.7 pp
2006 63.2 +0.8 pp
2005 62.5 +0.8 pp
2004 61.7 +0.8 pp
2003 60.9 +0.8 pp
2002 60.1 +0.8 pp
2001 59.2 +0.9 pp
2000 58.4 +0.9 pp
1999 57.5 +0.9 pp
1998 56.6 +0.9 pp
1997 55.8 +0.9 pp
1996 54.9 +0.8 pp
1995 54.1 +0.8 pp
1994 53.2 +0.8 pp
1993 52.4 +0.8 pp
1992 51.6 +0.8 pp
1991 50.8 +0.8 pp
1990 50 +0.8 pp
1989 49.2 +0.8 pp
1988 48.4 +0.8 pp
1987 47.6 +0.8 pp
1986 46.9 +0.8 pp
1985 46.1 +0.8 pp
1984 45.3 +0.8 pp
1983 44.6 +0.7 pp
1982 43.8 +0.7 pp
1981 43.1 +0.7 pp
1980 42.4

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.