Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Liberia
Liberia: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 17.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Liberia, 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 Liberia is 17.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 93.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Liberia peaked at 17.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1980.
Liberia ranks 131st of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.9% | — |
| 1981 | 1.0% | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 1.0% | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 1.1% | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 1.2% | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 1.3% | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 1.4% | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 1.5% | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 1.6% | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 1.7% | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 1.8% | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 2.0% | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 2.5% | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 2.9% | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 3.4% | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 14.6% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 15.6% | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 16.7% | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 17.8% | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 1.7% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 3.7% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 7.4% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 13.6% | 17.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Liberia?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Liberia was 17.8% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1980.
- How does Liberia rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Liberia ranks 131st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia 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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