Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Morocco
Morocco: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 54.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Morocco, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Morocco stood at 54.8%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Morocco peaked at 54.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.9%, in 1980.
That places Morocco 107th 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 Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 28.9% | — |
| 1981 | 29.4% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 29.9% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 30.5% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 31.0% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 31.6% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 32.2% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 32.8% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 33.4% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 34.0% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 34.7% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 35.3% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 35.9% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 36.6% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 37.3% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 38.0% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 38.7% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 39.4% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 40.2% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 40.9% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 41.6% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 42.4% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 43.1% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 43.8% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 44.5% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 45.2% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 45.8% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 46.4% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 47.1% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 47.7% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 48.3% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 48.9% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 49.5% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 50.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 50.6% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 51.1% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 51.7% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 52.2% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 52.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 53.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 53.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 53.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 54.1% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 54.5% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 54.8% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.4% | 28.9% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.7% | 34.7% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.7% | 41.6% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 48.3% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.1% | 53.4% | 54.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Morocco?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Morocco was 54.8% 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 54.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.9% in 1980.
- How does Morocco rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Morocco ranks 107th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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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