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Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%)
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%) Source: WHO Global Health Observatory (indicator NCD_BMI_30A). Rows are country x year; sex-disaggregated rows carry a sex label.
- Source: WHO Global Health Observatory
- Category: health
- Tags: obesityncdwho
- Rows: 26,865
- Date range: 1980 – 2024 (year)
- Last refresh: 2026-09-21T00:41:49+00:00 (cadence: yearly)
- Quality score: 97.0 / 100
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| country_code | country_name | year | sex | value | low | high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFG | AFG | 1980 | SEX_BTSX | 0.97484551 | 0.43505561 | 1.9094944 |
| AFG | AFG | 1980 | SEX_FMLE | 1.0670124 | 0.35969662 | 2.4551133 |
| AFG | AFG | 1980 | SEX_MLE | 0.89144167 | 0.26451633 | 2.1715384 |
| AFG | AFG | 1981 | SEX_BTSX | 1.0439184 | 0.48625534 | 1.9854777 |
| AFG | AFG | 1981 | SEX_FMLE | 1.1480882 | 0.40906579 | 2.5457801 |
| AFG | AFG | 1981 | SEX_MLE | 0.94845407 | 0.29838544 | 2.2217469 |
| AFG | AFG | 1982 | SEX_BTSX | 1.1198486 | 0.54349904 | 2.067106 |
| AFG | AFG | 1982 | SEX_FMLE | 1.2365902 | 0.46922532 | 2.6540242 |
| AFG | AFG | 1982 | SEX_MLE | 1.0112414 | 0.33556917 | 2.2917107 |
| AFG | AFG | 1983 | SEX_BTSX | 1.2030833 | 0.60718996 | 2.1661641 |
| AFG | AFG | 1983 | SEX_FMLE | 1.333103 | 0.53446759 | 2.7637683 |
| AFG | AFG | 1983 | SEX_MLE | 1.0800988 | 0.3796285 | 2.3589527 |
| AFG | AFG | 1984 | SEX_BTSX | 1.2941842 | 0.67779636 | 2.2696208 |
| AFG | AFG | 1984 | SEX_FMLE | 1.4381384 | 0.60205408 | 2.9079145 |
| AFG | AFG | 1984 | SEX_MLE | 1.1553198 | 0.42570527 | 2.4599914 |
| AFG | AFG | 1985 | SEX_BTSX | 1.3935842 | 0.74889706 | 2.3913059 |
| AFG | AFG | 1985 | SEX_FMLE | 1.5521186 | 0.6831558 | 3.0576153 |
| AFG | AFG | 1985 | SEX_MLE | 1.2372093 | 0.47961092 | 2.5856698 |
| AFG | AFG | 1986 | SEX_BTSX | 1.5013812 | 0.83078351 | 2.5074841 |
| AFG | AFG | 1986 | SEX_FMLE | 1.6756769 | 0.76796021 | 3.1946871 |
| AFG | AFG | 1986 | SEX_MLE | 1.326212 | 0.53604119 | 2.6948109 |
| AFG | AFG | 1987 | SEX_BTSX | 1.6181033 | 0.92111668 | 2.6357614 |
| AFG | AFG | 1987 | SEX_FMLE | 1.8095113 | 0.86118318 | 3.3277176 |
| AFG | AFG | 1987 | SEX_MLE | 1.4228345 | 0.59831701 | 2.8196733 |
| AFG | AFG | 1988 | SEX_BTSX | 1.7447693 | 1.0154278 | 2.780997 |
| AFG | AFG | 1988 | SEX_FMLE | 1.954562 | 0.96461019 | 3.4911331 |
| AFG | AFG | 1988 | SEX_MLE | 1.5280087 | 0.66628298 | 2.9641341 |
| AFG | AFG | 1989 | SEX_BTSX | 1.8819038 | 1.1261739 | 2.9349988 |
| AFG | AFG | 1989 | SEX_FMLE | 2.1116775 | 1.0741944 | 3.6738843 |
| AFG | AFG | 1989 | SEX_MLE | 1.6422348 | 0.73633436 | 3.1178318 |
| AFG | AFG | 1990 | SEX_BTSX | 2.0304004 | 1.2350153 | 3.1154869 |
| AFG | AFG | 1990 | SEX_FMLE | 2.2818208 | 1.2020902 | 3.8616069 |
| AFG | AFG | 1990 | SEX_MLE | 1.7659156 | 0.81001315 | 3.3067811 |
| AFG | AFG | 1991 | SEX_BTSX | 2.191372 | 1.368429 | 3.3059306 |
| AFG | AFG | 1991 | SEX_FMLE | 2.4661357 | 1.3464643 | 4.1004118 |
| AFG | AFG | 1991 | SEX_MLE | 1.8998859 | 0.89672832 | 3.4983557 |
| AFG | AFG | 1992 | SEX_BTSX | 2.3653883 | 1.4991899 | 3.51821 |
| AFG | AFG | 1992 | SEX_FMLE | 2.6653759 | 1.4931014 | 4.3387562 |
| AFG | AFG | 1992 | SEX_MLE | 2.044579 | 0.99275531 | 3.7026439 |
| AFG | AFG | 1993 | SEX_BTSX | 2.5532916 | 1.6444698 | 3.7451539 |
| AFG | AFG | 1993 | SEX_FMLE | 2.8806571 | 1.6524293 | 4.5794539 |
| AFG | AFG | 1993 | SEX_MLE | 2.2012329 | 1.0852708 | 3.9283246 |
| AFG | AFG | 1994 | SEX_BTSX | 2.756534 | 1.8106794 | 3.9889272 |
| AFG | AFG | 1994 | SEX_FMLE | 3.1131638 | 1.8453076 | 4.8211925 |
| AFG | AFG | 1994 | SEX_MLE | 2.3713494 | 1.2036238 | 4.1705638 |
| AFG | AFG | 1995 | SEX_BTSX | 2.9773857 | 1.9999063 | 4.2633764 |
| AFG | AFG | 1995 | SEX_FMLE | 3.3657908 | 2.0496557 | 5.1210541 |
| AFG | AFG | 1995 | SEX_MLE | 2.5561923 | 1.3156909 | 4.4348262 |
| AFG | AFG | 1996 | SEX_BTSX | 3.2171931 | 2.2065513 | 4.5427617 |
| AFG | AFG | 1996 | SEX_FMLE | 3.6403108 | 2.2800023 | 5.4343201 |
| AFG | AFG | 1996 | SEX_MLE | 2.7569408 | 1.4500268 | 4.7157157 |
| AFG | AFG | 1997 | SEX_BTSX | 3.4780506 | 2.4335612 | 4.8506718 |
| AFG | AFG | 1997 | SEX_FMLE | 3.9387964 | 2.5308631 | 5.7612702 |
| AFG | AFG | 1997 | SEX_MLE | 2.9755902 | 1.5992004 | 4.9798362 |
| AFG | AFG | 1998 | SEX_BTSX | 3.7615426 | 2.6819393 | 5.1603846 |
| AFG | AFG | 1998 | SEX_FMLE | 4.2630583 | 2.8103577 | 6.1147779 |
| AFG | AFG | 1998 | SEX_MLE | 3.2133177 | 1.7601 | 5.2875504 |
| AFG | AFG | 1999 | SEX_BTSX | 4.0679425 | 2.943179 | 5.5085585 |
| AFG | AFG | 1999 | SEX_FMLE | 4.6138193 | 3.1076625 | 6.4917862 |
| AFG | AFG | 1999 | SEX_MLE | 3.4701653 | 1.9328879 | 5.6322552 |
| AFG | AFG | 2000 | SEX_BTSX | 4.3979093 | 3.2261711 | 5.862895 |
| AFG | AFG | 2000 | SEX_FMLE | 4.9922567 | 3.4560077 | 6.8960518 |
| AFG | AFG | 2000 | SEX_MLE | 3.746479 | 2.1352472 | 5.9593718 |
| AFG | AFG | 2001 | SEX_BTSX | 4.7510229 | 3.5469774 | 6.2521525 |
| AFG | AFG | 2001 | SEX_FMLE | 5.398545 | 3.809204 | 7.3251903 |
| AFG | AFG | 2001 | SEX_MLE | 4.0409666 | 2.3499906 | 6.3383542 |
| AFG | AFG | 2002 | SEX_BTSX | 5.1281855 | 3.8898967 | 6.6611052 |
| AFG | AFG | 2002 | SEX_FMLE | 5.8340825 | 4.2225327 | 7.7801019 |
| AFG | AFG | 2002 | SEX_MLE | 4.3543164 | 2.5860418 | 6.7091182 |
| AFG | AFG | 2003 | SEX_BTSX | 5.529144 | 4.2536434 | 7.0699595 |
| AFG | AFG | 2003 | SEX_FMLE | 6.299749 | 4.6751071 | 8.2448132 |
| AFG | AFG | 2003 | SEX_MLE | 4.6851162 | 2.8498376 | 7.0793159 |
| AFG | AFG | 2004 | SEX_BTSX | 5.95438 | 4.6404142 | 7.528311 |
| AFG | AFG | 2004 | SEX_FMLE | 6.7967273 | 5.1371448 | 8.7421604 |
| AFG | AFG | 2004 | SEX_MLE | 5.0329715 | 3.128257 | 7.4958958 |
| AFG | AFG | 2005 | SEX_BTSX | 6.4047821 | 5.0765425 | 7.9873912 |
| AFG | AFG | 2005 | SEX_FMLE | 7.3277526 | 5.6642599 | 9.2623062 |
| AFG | AFG | 2005 | SEX_MLE | 5.3967614 | 3.4367524 | 7.8647971 |
| AFG | AFG | 2006 | SEX_BTSX | 6.881465 | 5.5312835 | 8.4585555 |
| AFG | AFG | 2006 | SEX_FMLE | 7.8961387 | 6.2314063 | 9.8219499 |
| AFG | AFG | 2006 | SEX_MLE | 5.7751484 | 3.7820563 | 8.2881615 |
| AFG | AFG | 2007 | SEX_BTSX | 7.3859014 | 6.0383894 | 8.9459859 |
| AFG | AFG | 2007 | SEX_FMLE | 8.5057065 | 6.8607457 | 10.396137 |
| AFG | AFG | 2007 | SEX_MLE | 6.1670732 | 4.137516 | 8.7211229 |
| AFG | AFG | 2008 | SEX_BTSX | 7.9184458 | 6.5873444 | 9.4638258 |
| AFG | AFG | 2008 | SEX_FMLE | 9.159451 | 7.532198 | 11.008247 |
| AFG | AFG | 2008 | SEX_MLE | 6.5703928 | 4.4986103 | 9.1326185 |
| AFG | AFG | 2009 | SEX_BTSX | 8.4791057 | 7.1543157 | 9.9917084 |
| AFG | AFG | 2009 | SEX_FMLE | 9.859132 | 8.2646728 | 11.632518 |
| AFG | AFG | 2009 | SEX_MLE | 6.9834985 | 4.9038947 | 9.5485084 |
| AFG | AFG | 2010 | SEX_BTSX | 9.0678148 | 7.7421524 | 10.562684 |
| AFG | AFG | 2010 | SEX_FMLE | 10.607702 | 9.038268 | 12.338951 |
| AFG | AFG | 2010 | SEX_MLE | 7.4031048 | 5.3063951 | 9.9405557 |
| AFG | AFG | 2011 | SEX_BTSX | 9.6882232 | 8.3750121 | 11.153238 |
| AFG | AFG | 2011 | SEX_FMLE | 11.410414 | 9.8730929 | 13.119143 |
| AFG | AFG | 2011 | SEX_MLE | 7.8313418 | 5.7485163 | 10.355585 |
| AFG | AFG | 2012 | SEX_BTSX | 10.343581 | 9.0270296 | 11.78425 |
| AFG | AFG | 2012 | SEX_FMLE | 12.271879 | 10.747498 | 13.983862 |
| AFG | AFG | 2012 | SEX_MLE | 8.2703181 | 6.1998185 | 10.7617 |
| AFG | AFG | 2013 | SEX_BTSX | 11.038119 | 9.7233132 | 12.447056 |
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Fields
| Name | Type | Description | Unit / format | Nullable | Example values |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
country_code |
varchar | Country code (WHO GHO API field SpatialDim, country-level rows only). | Not documented by source | No | AFG, AFG, AFG |
country_name |
varchar | Country name from the WHO GHO COUNTRY dimension labels. | Not documented by source | No | AFG, AFG, AFG |
year |
bigint | Year of observation (WHO GHO API field TimeDim). | Not documented by source | No | 1980, 1980, 1980 |
sex |
varchar | Sex disaggregation label (WHO GHO API dimension Dim1). Only present when the indicator is published sex-disaggregated. | Not documented by source | No | SEX_BTSX, SEX_FMLE, SEX_MLE |
value |
double | Estimate value for the country, year (and sex where present), as defined by the WHO GHO indicator (see the dataset description; WHO GHO API field NumericValue). | Not documented by source | No | 0.97484551, 1.0670124, 0.89144167 |
low |
double | Lower bound of the published uncertainty interval (WHO GHO API field Low). Only present when the indicator publishes uncertainty intervals. | Not documented by source | No | 0.43505561, 0.35969662, 0.26451633 |
high |
double | Upper bound of the published uncertainty interval (WHO GHO API field High). Only present when the indicator publishes uncertainty intervals. | Not documented by source | No | 1.9094944, 2.4551133, 2.1715384 |
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- Source data URL: https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/NCD_BMI_30A
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