Kenya vs Namibia: Prevalence of overweight, female
Kenya
45.1%
in 2022
Namibia
44.8%
in 2022
Kenya rank
136th
Namibia rank
138th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Kenya
- Namibia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 45.1% against 44.8% in Namibia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.
Kenya ranks 136th and Namibia ranks 138th of 196 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.8% | 27.1% | 9.3% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 27.0% | 35.9% | 9.0% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 41.6% | 4.1% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 44.4% | 0.3% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Kenya or Namibia?
- Kenya, at 45.1% against 44.8% in Namibia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Kenya and Namibia?
- 0.3%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Namibia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and Namibia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Kenya ranks 136th and Namibia ranks 138th 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.