Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 11.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Ethiopia, 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 Ethiopia is 11.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Ethiopia peaked at 11.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1980.
Ethiopia ranks 198th 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.0% | — |
| 1981 | 3.1% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 3.1% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 3.2% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 3.2% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 3.3% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 3.4% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 3.4% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 3.5% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 3.6% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 3.7% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 3.8% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 3.9% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 4.0% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 4.1% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 4.2% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 4.3% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 4.6% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 4.7% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 11.2% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 3.7% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 4.9% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 6.9% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 9.8% | 11.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Ethiopia?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Ethiopia was 11.2% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1980.
- How does Ethiopia rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Ethiopia ranks 198th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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