Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 42.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Lesotho, 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 Lesotho is 42.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Lesotho peaked at 42.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.3%, in 1980.
That places Lesotho 141st out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 26.3% | — |
| 1981 | 26.5% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 26.7% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 26.9% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 27.1% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 27.4% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 27.8% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 28.2% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 28.5% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 28.8% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 29.0% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 29.3% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 29.6% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 29.9% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 30.2% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 30.5% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 30.9% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 31.2% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 31.6% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 32.0% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 32.4% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 32.9% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 33.3% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 33.7% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 34.1% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 34.6% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 35.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 35.4% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 35.8% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 36.2% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 36.5% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 36.9% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 37.3% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 37.7% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 38.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 38.6% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 39.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 39.4% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 39.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 40.2% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 40.6% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 41.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 41.3% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 41.7% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 42.1% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.4% | 26.3% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.5% | 29.0% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 32.4% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 36.5% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.3% | 40.6% | 42.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Lesotho?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Lesotho was 42.1% 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 42.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 1980.
- How does Lesotho rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Lesotho ranks 141st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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