Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Mozambique
Mozambique: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 10.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Mozambique, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Mozambique stood at 10.6%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Mozambique peaked at 10.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1980.
Mozambique ranks 172nd of 198 countries on this measure, 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.1% | — |
| 1981 | 1.1% | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 1.2% | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 1.2% | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 1.3% | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 1.4% | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 1.4% | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 1.5% | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 1.6% | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 1.7% | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 1.7% | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 1.8% | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 1.9% | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 2.3% | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 2.5% | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 2.7% | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.1% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 5.5% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 8.9% | 10.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Mozambique?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Mozambique was 10.6% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1980.
- How does Mozambique rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Mozambique ranks 172nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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