Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Syria

Overweight in adults in Syria in 2024 — 70.2%. Ranked 171 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 23.1 pp.

2024 70.2% +0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 171of 199
Period maximum 70.2%2024
Period minimum 47%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Syria, 1980–2024405060708019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 47%1981: 47.8%1982: 48.5%1983: 49.2%1984: 50%1985: 50.7%1986: 51.4%1987: 52.2%1988: 52.9%1989: 53.7%1990: 54.4%1991: 55.1%1992: 55.9%1993: 56.6%1994: 57.4%1995: 58.1%1996: 58.8%1997: 59.6%1998: 60.3%1999: 61%2000: 61.7%2001: 62.4%2002: 63.1%2003: 63.7%2004: 64.3%2005: 64.8%2006: 65.3%2007: 65.8%2008: 66.2%2009: 66.7%2010: 67.1%2011: 67.5%2012: 67.8%2013: 68.2%2014: 68.5%2015: 68.8%2016: 69.1%2017: 69.4%2018: 69.5%2019: 69.7%2020: 69.8%2021: 69.9%2022: 70%2023: 70.1%2024: 70.2%
Change over the period: +23.1 pp Annual average: 0.53 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Syria 70.2%
World computed 43.7%
Western Asia computed 63.6%
Low-income countries computed 27.7%
Overweight in adults — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 70.2 +0.1 pp
2023 70.1 +0.1 pp
2022 70 +0.1 pp
2021 69.9 +0.1 pp
2020 69.8 +0.1 pp
2019 69.7 +0.1 pp
2018 69.5 +0.2 pp
2017 69.4 +0.2 pp
2016 69.1 +0.3 pp
2015 68.8 +0.3 pp
2014 68.5 +0.3 pp
2013 68.2 +0.4 pp
2012 67.8 +0.4 pp
2011 67.5 +0.4 pp
2010 67.1 +0.4 pp
2009 66.7 +0.4 pp
2008 66.2 +0.5 pp
2007 65.8 +0.5 pp
2006 65.3 +0.5 pp
2005 64.8 +0.5 pp
2004 64.3 +0.6 pp
2003 63.7 +0.6 pp
2002 63.1 +0.7 pp
2001 62.4 +0.7 pp
2000 61.7 +0.7 pp
1999 61 +0.7 pp
1998 60.3 +0.7 pp
1997 59.6 +0.7 pp
1996 58.8 +0.7 pp
1995 58.1 +0.7 pp
1994 57.4 +0.7 pp
1993 56.6 +0.7 pp
1992 55.9 +0.7 pp
1991 55.1 +0.7 pp
1990 54.4 +0.7 pp
1989 53.7 +0.7 pp
1988 52.9 +0.7 pp
1987 52.2 +0.7 pp
1986 51.4 +0.7 pp
1985 50.7 +0.7 pp
1984 50 +0.7 pp
1983 49.2 +0.7 pp
1982 48.5 +0.7 pp
1981 47.8 +0.7 pp
1980 47

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.