Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Benin
Benin: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 31.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
31.5%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
172nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
31.5%
in 2024
All-time low
5.7%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Benin, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Benin is 31.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Benin peaked at 31.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 1980.
Benin ranks 172nd of 198 countries on this measure, 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 Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.7% | — |
| 1981 | 6.0% | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 6.3% | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 6.7% | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 7.0% | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 7.4% | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 7.8% | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 8.3% | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 8.7% | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 9.2% | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 9.7% | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 10.2% | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 10.8% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 11.4% | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 12.0% | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 12.7% | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 13.4% | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 14.1% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 14.9% | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 15.8% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 16.6% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 17.5% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 18.4% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 19.3% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 20.1% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 21.7% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 22.5% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 23.2% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 23.8% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 24.3% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 24.8% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 25.3% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 26.2% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 26.6% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 27.1% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 28.6% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 29.2% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 29.7% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 30.3% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 30.9% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 31.5% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.3% | 5.7% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 9.7% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.4% | 16.6% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 24.3% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 29.2% | 31.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Benin?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Benin was 31.5% 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 31.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 1980.
- How does Benin rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Benin ranks 172nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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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