Senegal vs Zambia: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Senegal
29.4%
in 2024
Zambia
28.7%
in 2024
Senegal rank
177th
Zambia rank
178th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Senegal
- Zambia
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 29.4% against 28.7% in Zambia, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Zambia ahead.
Senegal ranks 177th and Zambia ranks 178th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.2% | 9.1% | 2.0% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 11.3% | 11.3% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 15.2% | 2.0% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 21.3% | 1.9% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 27.1% | 0.8% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Senegal or Zambia?
- Senegal, at 29.4% against 28.7% in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Senegal and Zambia?
- 0.7%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Zambia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Senegal and Zambia rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Senegal ranks 177th 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.