Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Djibouti
Djibouti: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 11.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Djibouti, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Djibouti is 11.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Djibouti peaked at 11.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1980.
That places Djibouti 162nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.6% | — |
| 1981 | 1.7% | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 1.8% | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 1.8% | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 1.9% | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 2.0% | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 2.1% | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 2.1% | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 2.2% | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 2.3% | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 2.4% | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 2.5% | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 2.7% | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 2.8% | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 2.9% | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 3.1% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 3.2% | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 3.4% | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 3.6% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 3.8% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 4.0% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 11.7% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.4% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.0% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 6.5% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 9.9% | 11.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Djibouti?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Djibouti was 11.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1980.
- How does Djibouti rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Djibouti ranks 162nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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