Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Kenya
Kenya: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 32.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
32.1%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
169th
of 198 countries
All-time high
32.1%
in 2024
All-time low
8.1%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Kenya, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 32.1% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 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 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Kenya peaked at 32.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1980.
Kenya ranks 169th 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.1% | — |
| 1981 | 8.4% | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 8.7% | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 9.1% | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 9.4% | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 9.8% | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 10.2% | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 10.6% | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 11.0% | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 11.4% | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 11.8% | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 12.3% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 12.8% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 13.2% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 13.7% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 14.2% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 14.8% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 15.3% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 15.9% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 16.5% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 17.1% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 17.8% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 18.4% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 19.1% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 19.8% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 20.4% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 21.1% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 21.7% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 22.3% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 24.8% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 26.1% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 27.3% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 27.9% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 28.6% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 29.1% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 29.7% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 30.3% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 30.9% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 31.5% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 32.1% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.7% | 8.1% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.1% | 11.8% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 17.1% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 23.6% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 29.7% | 32.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Kenya?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Kenya was 32.1% 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 32.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1980.
- How does Kenya rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Kenya ranks 169th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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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