Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Senegal
Senegal: Mean BMI (kg/m²) was 23 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Senegal, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean bmi (kg/m²) in Senegal is 23, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Senegal peaked at 23 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 19.7, in 1975.
That places Senegal 161st 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.98 | 19.7 | 20.2 | 5 |
| 1980s | 20.75 | 20.3 | 21.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.62 | 21.3 | 22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.43 | 22.1 | 22.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.86 | 22.7 | 23 | 7 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 835.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,496 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 169,448 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 168,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 173,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 172,215 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 178,625 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean bmi (kg/m²) in Senegal?
- Mean bmi (kg/m²) in Senegal was 23 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 23 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7 in 1975.
- How does Senegal rank for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
- Senegal ranks 161st out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean bmi (kg/m²) rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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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