Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Zambia
Zambia: Mean BMI (kg/m²) was 22.6 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
22.6
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
170th
of 187 countries
All-time high
22.6
in 2016
All-time low
19.5
in 1975
Years of data
42
1975–2016
Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Zambia, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2016, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Zambia stood at 22.6. 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 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Zambia peaked at 22.6 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 19.5, in 1975.
That places Zambia 170th 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 | 19.76 | 19.5 | 20 | 5 |
| 1980s | 20.56 | 20.1 | 20.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.25 | 21 | 21.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.8 | 21.5 | 22.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.37 | 22.2 | 22.6 | 7 |
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More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,894 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.495 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 186,618 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean bmi (kg/m²) in Zambia?
- Mean bmi (kg/m²) in Zambia was 22.6 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5 in 1975.
- How does Zambia rank for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
- Zambia ranks 170th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean bmi (kg/m²) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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