Eswatini vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Prevalence of overweight, female
Eswatini
72.6%
in 2022
Sub-Saharan Africa
37.3%
in 2022
Eswatini rank
32nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
32nd
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Eswatini
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 72.6% against 37.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 35.3%.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.
Eswatini ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 32nd of 196 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.2% | 19.0% | 23.2% | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 55.1% | 25.8% | 29.3% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 66.1% | 32.3% | 33.8% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 71.8% | 36.6% | 35.2% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Eswatini or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Eswatini, at 72.6% against 37.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Eswatini and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 35.3%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Eswatini and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Eswatini ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 32nd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.