Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Namibia
Namibia: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 38.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
38.4%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
150th
of 198 countries
All-time high
38.4%
in 2024
All-time low
12.6%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Namibia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Namibia stood at 38.4%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Namibia peaked at 38.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 1980.
Namibia ranks 150th 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12.6% | — |
| 1981 | 13.1% | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 13.5% | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 14.0% | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 14.5% | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 15.0% | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 15.6% | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 16.1% | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 16.7% | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 17.3% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 17.9% | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 18.5% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 19.1% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 19.8% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 20.5% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 21.1% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 21.8% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 22.6% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 23.3% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 24.1% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 24.8% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 25.6% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 26.3% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 27.1% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 27.8% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 28.5% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 29.1% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 29.7% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 30.3% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 30.9% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 31.4% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 31.9% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 32.4% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 32.8% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 33.3% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 33.8% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 34.3% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 34.8% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 35.3% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 35.8% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 36.3% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 36.8% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 37.3% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 37.8% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 38.4% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.8% | 12.6% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.9% | 17.9% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 24.8% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 31.4% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 36.3% | 38.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Namibia?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Namibia was 38.4% 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 1980.
- How does Namibia rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Namibia ranks 150th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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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