Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita was 13.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita in Zimbabwe, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Zimbabwe is 13.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 13.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 1982.
That places Zimbabwe 148th out of 199 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 4.8% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 5.5% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 7.7% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 11.6% | 13.1% | 5 |
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More health data for Zimbabwe
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 874.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,457 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 138,900 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 148,863 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 148,532 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 156,495 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 157,244 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 163,038 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Zimbabwe was 13.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 1982.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 148th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) ≥ 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.