In 2016, female obesity prevalence for Armenia was 23 %. Between 1997 and 2016, female obesity prevalence of Armenia grew substantially from 15.9 to 23 % rising at an increasing annual rate that reached a maximum of 2.51% in 2010 and then decreased to 1.77% in 2016.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health. A crude population measure of obesity is the body mass index (BMI), a person’s weight (in kilograms) divided by the square of his or her height (in metres). A person with a BMI of 30 or more is generally considered obese. A person with a BMI equal to or more than 25 is considered overweight. Overweight and obesity are major risk factors for a number of chronic diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Once considered a problem only in high income countries, overweight and obesity are now dramatically on the rise in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in urban settings.
Date | Value | Change, % |
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2016 | 23.0 | 1.77% |
2015 | 22.6 | 2.26% |
2014 | 22.1 | 1.84% |
2013 | 21.7 | 2.36% |
2012 | 21.2 | 1.92% |
2011 | 20.8 | 1.96% |
2010 | 20.4 | 2.51% |
2009 | 19.9 | 2.05% |
2008 | 19.5 | 2.09% |
2007 | 19.1 | 1.60% |
2006 | 18.8 | 2.17% |
2005 | 18.4 |