Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Angola
Angola: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 33.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Angola, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Angola recorded 33.5% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Angola peaked at 33.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 1980.
That places Angola 164th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.6% | — |
| 1981 | 9.9% | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 10.3% | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 10.6% | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 11.0% | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 11.4% | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 11.8% | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 12.3% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 12.7% | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 13.2% | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 13.7% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 14.2% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 14.7% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 15.2% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 15.8% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 16.3% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 16.9% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 17.5% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 18.1% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 18.8% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 19.4% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 20.1% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 20.7% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 21.4% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 22.0% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 22.7% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 23.3% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 24.5% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 25.5% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 26.1% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 26.6% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 27.1% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 27.7% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 28.2% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 28.8% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 29.3% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 29.9% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 30.5% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 31.1% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 31.7% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 32.3% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 32.9% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 33.5% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.3% | 9.6% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.1% | 13.7% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 19.4% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 25.5% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 31.1% | 33.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Angola?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Angola was 33.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 33.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 1980.
- How does Angola rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Angola ranks 164th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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