Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Mali
Mali: Mean BMI (kg/m²) was 23 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
23
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
163rd
of 189 countries
All-time high
23
in 2016
All-time low
18.7
in 1975
Years of data
42
1975–2016
Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Mali, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean bmi (kg/m²) in Mali is 23, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Mali peaked at 23 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18.7, in 1975.
Mali ranks 163rd of 189 countries on this measure, 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 | 18.9 | 18.7 | 19.1 | 5 |
| 1980s | 19.76 | 19.2 | 20.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.87 | 20.4 | 21.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.03 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.79 | 22.6 | 23 | 7 |
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More health data for Mali
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 878 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 24,194 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 276 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 276 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 201,651 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 196,322 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 211,348 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 205,861 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 221,859 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 216,172 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean bmi (kg/m²) in Mali?
- Mean bmi (kg/m²) in Mali was 23 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 23 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7 in 1975.
- How does Mali rank for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
- Mali ranks 163rd out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean bmi (kg/m²) rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali 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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