Share of adults who are obese in Belarus
Belarus: Share of adults who are obese was 26.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Belarus, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 26.1% for share of adults who are obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Belarus peaked at 26.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 1980.
Belarus ranks 91st of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.3% | 17.9% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.9% | 19.0% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 21.4% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 24.2% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.0% | 25.8% | 26.1% | 5 |
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More reference data data for Belarus
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.14 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 4.96 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -6.27 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 2.19 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.92 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 801.16 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- Democracy 1 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Belarus?
- Share of adults who are obese in Belarus was 26.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who are obese recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 1980.
- How does Belarus rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Belarus ranks 91st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults who are obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined here as a body mass index (BMI) above 30. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters.