Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 3.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Eritrea, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Eritrea stood at 3.7%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 66.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Eritrea peaked at 3.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1980.
Eritrea ranks 195th 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 (crude estimate) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.5% | — |
| 1981 | 0.5% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.5% | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5% | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.6% | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6% | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Eritrea?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Eritrea was 3.7% 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1980.
- How does Eritrea rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Eritrea ranks 195th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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