Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Africa (WHO region)
Africa (WHO region): Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 29.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
29.8%
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
10th
of 11 groups
All-time high
29.8%
in 2024
All-time low
9.2%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Africa (WHO region), 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 Africa (WHO region) is 29.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Africa (WHO region) peaked at 29.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 1980.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Africa (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.2% | — |
| 1981 | 9.5% | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 9.9% | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 10.2% | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 10.5% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 10.9% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 11.2% | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 11.6% | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 12.0% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 12.4% | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 12.8% | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 13.2% | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 13.6% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 14.0% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 14.4% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 14.9% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 15.3% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 15.8% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 16.4% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 16.9% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 17.5% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 18.0% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 18.6% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 19.8% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 20.4% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 20.9% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 21.5% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 22.5% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 23.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 23.4% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 23.9% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 24.3% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 24.8% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 25.8% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 26.3% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 27.3% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 27.8% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 28.3% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 28.8% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 29.3% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 29.8% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.7% | 9.2% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.7% | 12.8% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.0% | 17.5% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 23.0% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 27.8% | 29.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Africa (WHO region)?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Africa (WHO region) was 29.8% 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 Africa (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Africa (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 1980.
- How does Africa (WHO region) rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Africa (WHO region) ranks 10th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Africa (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa (WHO region) 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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