Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Eswatini
Eswatini: Obesity prevalence adults who gho was 29.6 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Eswatini, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, obesity prevalence adults who gho in Eswatini stood at 29.6. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity prevalence adults who gho in Eswatini peaked at 29.6 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.47, in 1980.
That places Eswatini 65th out of 196 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 prevalence adults who gho in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.47 | — |
| 1981 | 7.74 | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 8.02 | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 8.32 | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 8.63 | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 8.95 | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 9.3 | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 9.65 | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 10.01 | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 10.39 | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 10.79 | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 11.2 | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 11.62 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 12.07 | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 12.57 | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 13.09 | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 13.62 | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 14.16 | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 14.74 | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 15.33 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 15.94 | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 16.56 | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 17.19 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 17.82 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 18.44 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 19.06 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 19.67 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 20.28 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 20.86 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 21.43 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 21.97 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 22.49 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 23.01 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 23.53 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 24.05 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 24.57 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 25.08 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 25.6 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 26.13 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 26.67 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 27.22 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 27.8 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 28.39 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 28.99 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 29.6 | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.85 | 7.47 | 10.39 | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.92 | 10.79 | 15.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.73 | 15.94 | 21.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.31 | 21.97 | 26.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.4 | 27.22 | 29.6 | 5 |
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity prevalence adults who gho in Eswatini?
- Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Eswatini was 29.6 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest obesity prevalence adults who gho recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6 in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity prevalence adults who gho recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.47 in 1980.
- How does Eswatini rank for obesity prevalence adults who gho?
- Eswatini ranks 65th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity prevalence adults who gho rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Obesity prevalence adults who gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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