Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Angola
Angola: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 31.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Angola, 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 Angola is 31.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Angola peaked at 31.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 1980.
Angola ranks 163rd 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 (crude estimate) in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.7% | — |
| 1981 | 9.0% | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 9.3% | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 9.7% | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 10.0% | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 10.4% | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 10.7% | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 11.2% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 11.6% | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 12.0% | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 12.5% | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 13.0% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 13.5% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 14.0% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 14.6% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 15.1% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 15.7% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 16.2% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 16.8% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 17.4% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 18.0% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 18.6% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 19.2% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 19.8% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 20.4% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 21.6% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 22.1% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 22.7% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 24.8% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 25.3% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 25.8% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 28.2% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 28.8% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 29.4% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 30.0% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 30.6% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 31.2% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 31.8% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.3% | 8.7% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.9% | 12.5% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.7% | 18.0% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 23.7% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 29.4% | 31.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Angola?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Angola was 31.8% 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 Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 1980.
- How does Angola rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Angola ranks 163rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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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