Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 21.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
21.7%
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
191st
of 198 countries
All-time high
21.7%
in 2024
All-time low
5.5%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Rwanda, 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 Rwanda is 21.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Rwanda peaked at 21.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1980.
That places Rwanda 191st out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.5% | — |
| 1981 | 5.6% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 5.7% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 5.8% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 5.9% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 6.0% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 6.1% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 6.3% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 6.4% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 6.5% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 6.7% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 6.9% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 7.0% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 7.2% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 7.5% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 7.8% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 8.0% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 8.3% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 8.5% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 8.8% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 9.0% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 9.3% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 9.7% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 13.8% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 17.5% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 19.5% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 20.2% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 20.9% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 21.7% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.0% | 5.5% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 6.7% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 9.0% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 12.8% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 18.8% | 21.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 188 Burkina Faso 23.6% compare
- 189 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 22.7% compare
- 190 Chad 22.6% compare
- 192 Viet Nam 20.0% compare
- 193 Niger 19.1% compare
- 194 Madagascar 18.1% compare
More health data for Rwanda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate -1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0116 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0091 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Rwanda?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Rwanda was 21.7% 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1980.
- How does Rwanda rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Rwanda ranks 191st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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