Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 57.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Tunisia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 57.1% 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 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Tunisia peaked at 57.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.4%, in 1980.
That places Tunisia 94th 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 Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 33.4% | — |
| 1981 | 33.9% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 34.4% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 34.9% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 35.5% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 36.0% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 36.6% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 37.2% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 37.7% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 38.3% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 38.9% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 39.6% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 40.2% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 40.8% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 41.5% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 42.1% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 42.8% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 43.5% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 44.2% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 44.9% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 45.6% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 46.3% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 47.0% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 47.7% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 48.3% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 48.9% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 49.5% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 50.1% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 50.6% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 51.1% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 51.7% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 52.2% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 52.7% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 53.2% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 53.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 54.2% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 54.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 55.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 55.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 55.7% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 56.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 56.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 56.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 56.8% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 57.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.8% | 33.4% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.8% | 38.9% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.5% | 45.6% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.8% | 51.7% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.5% | 56.0% | 57.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Tunisia?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Tunisia was 57.1% 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4% in 1980.
- How does Tunisia rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Tunisia ranks 94th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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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