Adult obesity rate, women, age-standardized in Bangladesh

Adult obesity rate, women, age-standardized in Bangladesh was 8.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization. That is up 0.5 pts from 2023. That is the 188th highest of 199 countries in 2024.

20248.6%
Change on 2023+0.5 pts
Rank188th of 199Countries ranked
Series high8.62024
Series low0.21980

Adult obesity rate, women, age-standardized in Bangladesh, 1980 to 2024

024681019801987199420012008201520241980: 0.2 %1981: 0.2 %1982: 0.2 %1983: 0.3 %1984: 0.3 %1985: 0.3 %1986: 0.3 %1987: 0.3 %1988: 0.4 %1989: 0.4 %1990: 0.4 %1991: 0.5 %1992: 0.5 %1993: 0.6 %1994: 0.6 %1995: 0.7 %1996: 0.8 %1997: 0.8 %1998: 0.9 %1999: 1 %2000: 1.1 %2001: 1.3 %2002: 1.4 %2003: 1.5 %2004: 1.7 %2005: 1.9 %2006: 2.1 %2007: 2.3 %2008: 2.5 %2009: 2.7 %2010: 3 %2011: 3.3 %2012: 3.6 %2013: 3.9 %2014: 4.2 %2015: 4.6 %2016: 5 %2017: 5.4 %2018: 5.8 %2019: 6.3 %2020: 6.7 %2021: 7.2 %2022: 7.6 %2023: 8.1 %2024: 8.6 %
%. Source: World Health Organization, Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults (18+ years), female (NCD_BMI_30A). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 45 values
Period%
20248.6
20238.1
20227.6
20217.2
20206.7
20196.3
20185.8
20175.4
20165
20154.6
20144.2
20133.9
20123.6
20113.3
20103
20092.7
20082.5
20072.3
20062.1
20051.9
20041.7
20031.5
20021.4
20011.3
20001.1
19991
19980.9
19970.8
19960.8
19950.7
19940.6
19930.6
19920.5
19910.5
19900.4
19890.4
19880.4
19870.3
19860.3
19850.3
19840.3
19830.3
19820.2
19810.2
19800.2

Rankings

Definition

Percentage of adults aged 18 and over with obesity, defined as a body mass index of 30 kg/m² or more, women only. Age-standardized to the WHO standard population, so countries with older or younger populations can be compared. Estimates of the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), published by WHO, modelled from height and weight measured in national surveys.

Model estimates for every country and year, including years without a survey. A separate series from adult_obesity_rate, the CDC crude rate for US states from self-reported height and weight, which gives lower values than measurement. Values are served with every decimal WHO publishes. WHO revises these series, past years included, when new national reports or estimates come in, so values can change between retrievals.

How to cite

World Health Organization, data.who.int. Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults (18+ years), female (NCD_BMI_30A) [Indicator]. https://data.who.int/indicators/i/C6262EC/BEFA58B (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made to source values. WHO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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What is the adult obesity rate, women, age-standardized in Bangladesh?

Adult obesity rate, women, age-standardized in Bangladesh was 8.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization. That is up 0.5 pts from 2023. That is the 188th highest of 199 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

World Health Organization. Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults (18+ years), female (NCD_BMI_30A). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest adult obesity rate, women, age-standardized in Bangladesh?

8.6% in 2024, the highest value since 1980 in this series.

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