Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Qatar

Overweight in adults in Qatar in 2024 — 75.7%. Ranked 186 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 29 pp.

2024 75.7% +0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 186of 199
Period maximum 75.7%2024
Period minimum 46.7%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Qatar, 1980–2024405060708019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 46.7%1981: 47.5%1982: 48.3%1983: 49.1%1984: 50%1985: 50.9%1986: 51.8%1987: 52.7%1988: 53.6%1989: 54.5%1990: 55.4%1991: 56.3%1992: 57.2%1993: 58.1%1994: 59%1995: 59.9%1996: 60.8%1997: 61.7%1998: 62.5%1999: 63.4%2000: 64.3%2001: 65.1%2002: 65.9%2003: 66.7%2004: 67.5%2005: 68.2%2006: 69%2007: 69.7%2008: 70.4%2009: 71%2010: 71.6%2011: 72.1%2012: 72.6%2013: 73.1%2014: 73.6%2015: 74%2016: 74.4%2017: 74.7%2018: 74.9%2019: 75.1%2020: 75.2%2021: 75.4%2022: 75.5%2023: 75.6%2024: 75.7%
Change over the period: +29 pp Annual average: 0.66 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Qatar 75.7%
World computed 43.7%
Western Asia computed 63.6%
High-income countries computed 56.1%
Overweight in adults — Qatar, by year Qatar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 75.7 +0.1 pp
2023 75.6 +0 pp
2022 75.5 +0.1 pp
2021 75.4 +0.2 pp
2020 75.2 +0.1 pp
2019 75.1 +0.2 pp
2018 74.9 +0.2 pp
2017 74.7 +0.3 pp
2016 74.4 +0.4 pp
2015 74 +0.4 pp
2014 73.6 +0.4 pp
2013 73.1 +0.5 pp
2012 72.6 +0.5 pp
2011 72.1 +0.6 pp
2010 71.6 +0.6 pp
2009 71 +0.6 pp
2008 70.4 +0.7 pp
2007 69.7 +0.7 pp
2006 69 +0.8 pp
2005 68.2 +0.7 pp
2004 67.5 +0.8 pp
2003 66.7 +0.8 pp
2002 65.9 +0.8 pp
2001 65.1 +0.8 pp
2000 64.3 +0.9 pp
1999 63.4 +0.9 pp
1998 62.5 +0.9 pp
1997 61.7 +0.9 pp
1996 60.8 +0.9 pp
1995 59.9 +0.9 pp
1994 59 +0.9 pp
1993 58.1 +0.9 pp
1992 57.2 +0.9 pp
1991 56.3 +0.9 pp
1990 55.4 +0.9 pp
1989 54.5 +0.9 pp
1988 53.6 +0.9 pp
1987 52.7 +0.9 pp
1986 51.8 +0.9 pp
1985 50.9 +0.9 pp
1984 50 +0.9 pp
1983 49.1 +0.8 pp
1982 48.3 +0.8 pp
1981 47.5 +0.8 pp
1980 46.7

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.