Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Somalia
Somalia: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 14.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Somalia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Somalia stood at 14.9%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Somalia peaked at 14.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1980.
Somalia ranks 143rd 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.2% | — |
| 1981 | 2.3% | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 2.4% | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 2.5% | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 2.7% | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 2.8% | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 2.9% | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 3.1% | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 3.2% | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 3.4% | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 3.5% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 3.7% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 3.9% | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 4.0% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 4.2% | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 4.7% | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 4.9% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 5.2% | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 5.4% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 6.4% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 13.4% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 14.4% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 14.9% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 3.4% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 5.4% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 8.7% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 12.9% | 14.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Somalia?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Somalia was 14.9% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1980.
- How does Somalia rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Somalia ranks 143rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia 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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