Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Gambia
Gambia: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 34.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Gambia, 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 Gambia is 34.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Gambia peaked at 34.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1980.
That places Gambia 161st out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.0% | — |
| 1981 | 4.3% | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 4.5% | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 4.8% | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 5.1% | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 5.4% | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 5.8% | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 6.1% | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 6.5% | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 6.9% | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 7.3% | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 7.8% | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 8.3% | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 8.8% | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 9.4% | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 10.1% | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 10.7% | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 11.5% | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 12.3% | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 13.2% | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 14.2% | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 15.2% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 20.4% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 21.4% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 22.4% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 24.8% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 25.5% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 26.2% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 27.6% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 28.3% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 29.0% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 29.7% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 30.5% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 32.0% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 32.7% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 33.4% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 34.2% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.3% | 4.0% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 7.3% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 14.2% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 24.0% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.7% | 31.2% | 34.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Gambia?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Gambia was 34.2% 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1980.
- How does Gambia rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Gambia ranks 161st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia 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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