Kenya vs Senegal: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Kenya
32.1%
in 2024
Senegal
32.7%
in 2024
Kenya rank
169th
Senegal rank
168th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Kenya
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 32.7% against 32.1% in Kenya, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 169th and Senegal ranks 168th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.7% | 8.1% | 1.5% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 14.1% | 13.2% | 0.9% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 20.2% | 0.1% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 26.3% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 31.2% | 0.3% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Kenya or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 32.7% against 32.1% in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Kenya and Senegal?
- 0.6%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Senegal?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Senegal rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Kenya ranks 169th and Senegal ranks 168th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.