Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Palestine

Overweight in adults in Palestine in 2024 — 68.5%. Ranked 166 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 20.2 pp.

2024 68.5% −0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 166of 199
Period maximum 68.8%2018
Period minimum 48.2%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Palestine, 1980–20244050607019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 48.2%1981: 48.9%1982: 49.7%1983: 50.4%1984: 51.2%1985: 51.9%1986: 52.7%1987: 53.4%1988: 54.2%1989: 54.9%1990: 55.7%1991: 56.4%1992: 57.1%1993: 57.9%1994: 58.6%1995: 59.3%1996: 60%1997: 60.7%1998: 61.4%1999: 62.1%2000: 62.8%2001: 63.4%2002: 64%2003: 64.6%2004: 65.1%2005: 65.6%2006: 66%2007: 66.4%2008: 66.8%2009: 67.1%2010: 67.4%2011: 67.7%2012: 68%2013: 68.2%2014: 68.4%2015: 68.5%2016: 68.7%2017: 68.7%2018: 68.8%2019: 68.7%2020: 68.7%2021: 68.6%2022: 68.6%2023: 68.5%2024: 68.5%
Change over the period: +20.2 pp Annual average: 0.46 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Palestine 68.5%
World computed 43.7%
Western Asia computed 63.6%
Overweight in adults — Palestine, by year Palestine All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 68.5 −0.1 pp
2023 68.5 −0.1 pp
2022 68.6 −0.1 pp
2021 68.6 −0.1 pp
2020 68.7 −0 pp
2019 68.7 −0 pp
2018 68.8 +0 pp
2017 68.7 +0.1 pp
2016 68.7 +0.1 pp
2015 68.5 +0.2 pp
2014 68.4 +0.2 pp
2013 68.2 +0.2 pp
2012 68 +0.3 pp
2011 67.7 +0.3 pp
2010 67.4 +0.3 pp
2009 67.1 +0.3 pp
2008 66.8 +0.4 pp
2007 66.4 +0.4 pp
2006 66 +0.4 pp
2005 65.6 +0.5 pp
2004 65.1 +0.5 pp
2003 64.6 +0.6 pp
2002 64 +0.6 pp
2001 63.4 +0.6 pp
2000 62.8 +0.7 pp
1999 62.1 +0.7 pp
1998 61.4 +0.7 pp
1997 60.7 +0.7 pp
1996 60 +0.7 pp
1995 59.3 +0.7 pp
1994 58.6 +0.7 pp
1993 57.9 +0.7 pp
1992 57.1 +0.7 pp
1991 56.4 +0.7 pp
1990 55.7 +0.7 pp
1989 54.9 +0.8 pp
1988 54.2 +0.7 pp
1987 53.4 +0.7 pp
1986 52.7 +0.8 pp
1985 51.9 +0.8 pp
1984 51.2 +0.7 pp
1983 50.4 +0.7 pp
1982 49.7 +0.7 pp
1981 48.9 +0.7 pp
1980 48.2

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.