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
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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.

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Indicator
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
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