Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Somalia
Somalia: Mean BMI (kg/m²) was 23.2 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
23.2
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
154th
of 187 countries
All-time high
23.2
in 2016
All-time low
19.6
in 1975
Years of data
42
1975–2016
Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Somalia, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean bmi (kg/m²) in Somalia is 23.2, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Somalia peaked at 23.2 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 19.6, in 1975.
Somalia ranks 154th of 187 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 | 19.88 | 19.6 | 20.1 | 5 |
| 1980s | 20.65 | 20.2 | 21.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.62 | 21.2 | 22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.42 | 22.1 | 22.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23 | 22.8 | 23.2 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 152 Angola 23.3 compare
- 152 Kenya 23.3 compare
- 154 Philippines 23.2 compare
- 154 Tanzania, United Republic of 23.2 compare
- 154 Nigeria 23.2 compare
- 154 Congo, Republic of 23.2 compare
More health data for Somalia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 987.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1,320 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 1,320 (2026)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 207,650 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 230,125 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 2.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean bmi (kg/m²) in Somalia?
- Mean bmi (kg/m²) in Somalia was 23.2 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6 in 1975.
- How does Somalia rank for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
- Somalia ranks 154th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean bmi (kg/m²) rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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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