Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Algeria
Algeria: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 59.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
59.0%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
101st
of 198 countries
All-time high
59.0%
in 2024
All-time low
28.4%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Algeria, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 59.0% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Algeria peaked at 59.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 1980.
Algeria ranks 101st of 198 countries on this measure, 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 (crude estimate) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 28.4% | — |
| 1981 | 28.7% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 29.1% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 29.4% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 29.7% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 30.1% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 30.5% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 30.9% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 31.4% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 31.9% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 32.4% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 32.9% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 33.5% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 34.1% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 34.7% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 35.3% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 35.9% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 36.5% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 37.1% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 37.8% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 38.4% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 39.1% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 39.8% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 40.6% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 41.4% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 42.2% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 43.0% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 43.8% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 44.7% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 45.6% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 46.6% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 47.5% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 48.5% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 49.5% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 50.5% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 51.5% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 52.6% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 53.6% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 54.5% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 55.4% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 56.2% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 57.0% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 57.7% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 58.4% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 59.0% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.0% | 28.4% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.0% | 32.4% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.9% | 38.4% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 46.6% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.6% | 56.2% | 59.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Algeria?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Algeria was 59.0% 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 Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 59.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 1980.
- How does Algeria rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Algeria ranks 101st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria 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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