Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — South-Eastern Asia

Overweight in adults in South-Eastern Asia in 2024 — 37%. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 29.2 pp.

2024 37% +1.1 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 37%2024
Period minimum 7.8%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — South-Eastern Asia, 1980–202401020304019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 7.8%1981: 8.1%1982: 8.4%1983: 8.7%1984: 9%1985: 9.4%1986: 9.7%1987: 10.1%1988: 10.5%1989: 10.9%1990: 11.3%1991: 11.7%1992: 12.1%1993: 12.6%1994: 13.1%1995: 13.5%1996: 14%1997: 14.5%1998: 15.1%1999: 15.6%2000: 16.2%2001: 16.8%2002: 17.4%2003: 18%2004: 18.6%2005: 19.3%2006: 20%2007: 20.7%2008: 21.5%2009: 22.3%2010: 23.1%2011: 23.9%2012: 24.8%2013: 25.7%2014: 26.7%2015: 27.7%2016: 28.7%2017: 29.7%2018: 30.7%2019: 31.7%2020: 32.8%2021: 33.8%2022: 34.9%2023: 35.9%2024: 37%
Change over the period: +29.2 pp Annual average: 0.66 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South-Eastern Asia

South-Eastern Asia 37%
World computed 43.7%
Overweight in adults — South-Eastern Asia, by year South-Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 37 +1.1 pp
2023 35.9 +1.1 pp
2022 34.9 +1 pp
2021 33.8 +1 pp
2020 32.8 +1 pp
2019 31.7 +1 pp
2018 30.7 +1 pp
2017 29.7 +1 pp
2016 28.7 +1 pp
2015 27.7 +1 pp
2014 26.7 +1 pp
2013 25.7 +0.9 pp
2012 24.8 +0.9 pp
2011 23.9 +0.9 pp
2010 23.1 +0.8 pp
2009 22.3 +0.8 pp
2008 21.5 +0.8 pp
2007 20.7 +0.7 pp
2006 20 +0.7 pp
2005 19.3 +0.7 pp
2004 18.6 +0.6 pp
2003 18 +0.6 pp
2002 17.4 +0.6 pp
2001 16.8 +0.6 pp
2000 16.2 +0.6 pp
1999 15.6 +0.5 pp
1998 15.1 +0.5 pp
1997 14.5 +0.5 pp
1996 14 +0.5 pp
1995 13.5 +0.5 pp
1994 13.1 +0.5 pp
1993 12.6 +0.5 pp
1992 12.1 +0.4 pp
1991 11.7 +0.4 pp
1990 11.3 +0.4 pp
1989 10.9 +0.4 pp
1988 10.5 +0.4 pp
1987 10.1 +0.4 pp
1986 9.7 +0.4 pp
1985 9.4 +0.3 pp
1984 9 +0.3 pp
1983 8.7 +0.3 pp
1982 8.4 +0.3 pp
1981 8.1 +0.3 pp
1980 7.8

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.