Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Congo
Congo: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 31.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Congo, 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 Congo is 31.1%, measured 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 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Congo peaked at 31.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1980.
That places Congo 174th 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.1% | — |
| 1981 | 8.4% | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 8.8% | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 9.2% | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 9.6% | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 10.0% | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 10.4% | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 10.9% | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 11.4% | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 11.9% | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 12.4% | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 12.9% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 13.5% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 14.0% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 14.6% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 15.2% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 15.8% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 16.4% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 17.0% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 17.6% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 18.3% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 18.9% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 19.5% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 20.2% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 20.8% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 21.3% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 21.9% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 23.9% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 24.4% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 24.8% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 25.3% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 25.8% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 26.3% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 26.8% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 27.3% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 27.8% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 28.4% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 28.9% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 29.4% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 30.0% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 30.6% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 31.1% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.9% | 8.1% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.9% | 12.4% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 18.3% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 23.9% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 28.9% | 31.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Congo?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Congo was 31.1% 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 31.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1980.
- How does Congo rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Congo ranks 174th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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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