Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 47.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Afghanistan, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Afghanistan is 47.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Afghanistan peaked at 47.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1980.
Afghanistan ranks 132nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.1% | — |
| 1981 | 5.4% | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 5.8% | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 6.1% | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 6.5% | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 6.9% | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 7.3% | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 7.8% | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 8.2% | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 8.8% | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 9.3% | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 9.8% | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 10.4% | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 11.1% | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 11.7% | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 12.4% | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 13.2% | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 14.0% | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 14.8% | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 15.7% | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 16.6% | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 17.6% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 18.6% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 19.6% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 20.7% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 21.8% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 23.0% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 24.1% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 25.3% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 26.5% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 28.9% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 30.2% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 31.5% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 32.9% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 34.3% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 35.8% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 37.3% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 38.8% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 40.3% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 41.8% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 43.3% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 44.8% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 46.4% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 47.9% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.8% | 5.1% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 9.3% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 16.6% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 27.7% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.8% | 41.8% | 47.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Afghanistan?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Afghanistan was 47.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 47.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1980.
- How does Afghanistan rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Afghanistan ranks 132nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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