Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Benin
Benin: Mean BMI (kg/m²) was 23.5 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
23.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
151st
of 189 countries
All-time high
23.5
in 2015
All-time low
18.8
in 1975
Years of data
42
1975–2016
Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Benin, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Benin recorded 23.5 for mean bmi (kg/m²) in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Benin peaked at 23.5 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 18.8, in 1975.
That places Benin 151st out of 189 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.08 | 18.8 | 19.4 | 5 |
| 1980s | 20.15 | 19.5 | 20.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.41 | 20.9 | 21.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.55 | 22.1 | 23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.31 | 23.1 | 23.5 | 7 |
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More health data for Benin
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,002 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 205,619 (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 4.11 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 6.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 205,179 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 210,474 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean bmi (kg/m²) in Benin?
- Mean bmi (kg/m²) in Benin was 23.5 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5 in 2015.
- What is the lowest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8 in 1975.
- How does Benin rank for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
- Benin ranks 151st out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean bmi (kg/m²) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mean BMI (kg/m²) (age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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