Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Djibouti
Djibouti: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 11.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Djibouti, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Djibouti stood at 11.2%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Djibouti peaked at 11.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1980.
That places Djibouti 163rd 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 (crude estimate) in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.4% | — |
| 1981 | 1.5% | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 1.5% | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 1.6% | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 1.6% | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 1.7% | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 1.8% | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 1.9% | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 1.9% | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 2.0% | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 2.1% | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 2.2% | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 2.3% | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 2.4% | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 2.5% | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 2.8% | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 2.9% | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 3.2% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 10.7% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 11.2% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.4% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 6.0% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 9.4% | 11.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Djibouti?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Djibouti was 11.2% 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1980.
- How does Djibouti rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Djibouti ranks 163rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.3%. 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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