Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Niger
Niger: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 19.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19.1%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
193rd
of 198 countries
All-time high
19.1%
in 2024
All-time low
3.7%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Niger, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Niger recorded 19.1% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Niger peaked at 19.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1980.
Niger ranks 193rd 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.7% | — |
| 1981 | 3.9% | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 4.0% | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 4.2% | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 4.4% | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 4.6% | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 4.8% | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 5.0% | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 5.2% | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 5.5% | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 5.7% | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 6.0% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 6.3% | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 6.6% | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 6.9% | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 7.2% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 7.6% | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 7.9% | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 8.4% | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 8.8% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 9.3% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 9.8% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 10.8% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 13.6% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 17.4% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 17.8% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 18.7% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 19.1% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.5% | 3.7% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 5.7% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 9.3% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 13.9% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 17.4% | 19.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Niger?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Niger was 19.1% 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1980.
- How does Niger rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Niger ranks 193rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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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