Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Djibouti
Djibouti: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 30.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Djibouti, 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 Djibouti is 30.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Djibouti peaked at 30.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 1980.
Djibouti ranks 176th 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 Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.5% | — |
| 1981 | 9.7% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 9.9% | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 10.2% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 10.4% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 10.7% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 11.0% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 11.3% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 11.6% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 11.9% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 12.2% | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 12.5% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 12.9% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 13.2% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 13.6% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 14.0% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 14.4% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 14.8% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 15.2% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 15.7% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 16.2% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 16.7% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 17.2% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 17.7% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 19.3% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 19.9% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 20.9% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 22.1% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 22.6% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 23.2% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 23.9% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 24.5% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 25.1% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 25.8% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 26.4% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 27.1% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 27.8% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 28.5% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 29.1% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 29.8% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 30.6% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.6% | 9.5% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.8% | 12.2% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 16.2% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 21.5% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 27.8% | 30.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Djibouti?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Djibouti was 30.6% 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 1980.
- How does Djibouti rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Djibouti ranks 176th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti 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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