Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Botswana
Botswana: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 18.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Botswana, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Botswana is 18.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Botswana peaked at 18.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1980.
That places Botswana 133rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.9% | — |
| 1981 | 3.0% | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 3.2% | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 3.3% | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 3.5% | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 3.7% | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 3.9% | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 4.1% | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 4.3% | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 4.6% | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 4.8% | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 5.1% | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 5.3% | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 5.6% | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 5.9% | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 6.2% | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 6.6% | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 6.9% | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 7.3% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 7.6% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 8.0% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 12.9% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 17.5% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 18.1% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.6% | 2.9% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 4.8% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 8.0% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 12.1% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 16.0% | 18.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Botswana?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Botswana was 18.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1980.
- How does Botswana rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Botswana ranks 133rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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