Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Senegal
Senegal: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 32.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
32.7%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
168th
of 198 countries
All-time high
32.7%
in 2024
All-time low
6.4%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Senegal, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Senegal stood at 32.7%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Senegal peaked at 32.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1980.
Senegal ranks 168th 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.4% | — |
| 1981 | 6.7% | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 7.1% | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 7.5% | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 7.9% | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 8.3% | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 8.7% | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 9.1% | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 9.6% | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 10.1% | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 10.6% | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 11.1% | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 11.6% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 12.2% | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 12.7% | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 13.3% | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 14.0% | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 14.7% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 15.4% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 16.1% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 16.9% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 17.6% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 18.4% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 19.1% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 19.9% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 20.6% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 21.3% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 22.6% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 23.8% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 24.3% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 24.9% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 25.9% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 26.5% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 27.1% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 27.7% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 28.4% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 29.1% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 29.8% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 30.5% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 31.2% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 31.9% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 32.7% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.1% | 6.4% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.2% | 10.6% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.2% | 16.9% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 23.8% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 29.8% | 32.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 165 Lao People's Democratic Republic 33.2% compare
- 166 Guinea-Bissau 32.8% compare
- 167 Nepal 32.8% compare
- 169 Kenya 32.1% compare
- 170 Tanzania, United Republic of 31.8% compare
- 171 India 31.8% compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 835.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,496 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0157 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 4.12 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Senegal?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Senegal was 32.7% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 32.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1980.
- How does Senegal rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Senegal ranks 168th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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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