Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of

Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of: Mean BMI (kg/m²) was 20.6 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
20.6
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
187th
of 187 countries
All-time high
20.6
in 2016
All-time low
17.7
in 1975
Years of data
42
1975–2016

Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of, 1975–2016

051015201975199520161975: 17.71976: 17.81977: 17.91978: 181979: 18.11980: 18.21981: 18.31982: 18.41983: 18.51984: 18.61985: 18.71986: 18.81987: 18.91988: 191989: 191990: 19.11991: 19.21992: 19.31993: 19.41994: 19.41995: 19.51996: 19.61997: 19.71998: 19.71999: 19.82000: 19.82001: 19.92002: 202003: 202004: 20.12005: 20.12006: 20.22007: 20.22008: 20.22009: 20.32010: 20.32011: 20.42012: 20.42013: 20.52014: 20.52015: 20.52016: 20.6

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2016, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of stood at 20.6. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of peaked at 20.6 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.7, in 1975.

That places Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 187th out of 187 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 17.9 17.7 18.1 5
1980s 18.64 18.2 19 10
1990s 19.47 19.1 19.8 10
2000s 20.08 19.8 20.3 10
2010s 20.46 20.3 20.6 7

Countries ranked near Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of

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  3. 186 Eritrea, The State of 20.7 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mean bmi (kg/m²) in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of?
Mean bmi (kg/m²) in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of was 20.6 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 20.6 in 2016.
What is the lowest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 17.7 in 1975.
How does Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of rank for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of ranks 187th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
Is mean bmi (kg/m²) rising or falling in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 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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Indicator
Mean BMI (kg/m²) (age-standardized estimate)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
202 places, 8,484 data points, 1975–2016
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