Mozambique vs Zambia: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Mozambique
26.5%
in 2024
Zambia
28.7%
in 2024
Mozambique rank
181st
Zambia rank
178th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Mozambique
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 28.7% against 26.5% in Mozambique, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Mozambique ranks 181st and Zambia ranks 178th of 198 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.0% | 9.1% | 2.1% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 11.3% | 2.0% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 15.2% | 1.8% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 21.3% | 2.2% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 27.1% | 2.3% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Mozambique or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 28.7% against 26.5% in Mozambique as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Mozambique and Zambia?
- 2.2%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Zambia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Mozambique and Zambia rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Mozambique ranks 181st and Zambia ranks 178th 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.