Kenya vs Mali: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Kenya
30.6%
in 2024
Mali
30.9%
in 2024
Kenya rank
169th
Mali rank
167th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Kenya
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 30.9% against 30.6% in Kenya, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 169th and Mali ranks 167th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Mali in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.0% | 5.5% | 2.5% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 11.8% | 9.5% | 2.3% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 16.4% | 1.1% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 23.8% | 0.5% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 29.4% | 0.0% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Kenya or Mali?
- Mali, at 30.9% against 30.6% in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Kenya and Mali?
- 0.3%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mali?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Mali rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Kenya ranks 169th and Mali ranks 167th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.