What is the average BMI worldwide?

~24.3

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NCD-RisC put the global age-standardised mean BMI in 2014 at 24.2 for men and 24.4 for women, just inside the 'normal' range of 18.5 to 25. Averages hide the spread: several Polynesian and Micronesian countries have mean BMIs above 32, while parts of South and East Asia sit near 21 to 22. Global mean BMI has risen by about 2 units since 1975.

Source: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2016), The Lancet

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Body Weight & BMI

Global mean BMI is 24.6. Samoa and Tonga average over 32.

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What is the average BMI worldwide?

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