Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Botswana
Botswana: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 40.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
40.3%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
145th
of 198 countries
All-time high
40.3%
in 2024
All-time low
12.2%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Botswana, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 40.3% 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 2.1% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Botswana peaked at 40.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 1980.
That places Botswana 145th 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 (crude estimate) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12.2% | — |
| 1981 | 12.7% | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 13.1% | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 13.6% | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 14.0% | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 14.6% | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 15.1% | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 15.7% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 16.2% | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 16.8% | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 17.4% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 18.1% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 18.7% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 19.4% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 20.0% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 20.7% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 21.4% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 22.1% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 22.8% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 23.5% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 24.3% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 25.0% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 25.8% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 26.5% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 27.2% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 28.0% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 28.7% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 29.5% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 30.2% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 31.0% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 32.4% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 33.1% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 33.7% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 34.3% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 35.4% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 35.9% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 36.4% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 36.9% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 37.4% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 37.9% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 38.6% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 39.4% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 40.3% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.4% | 12.2% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.4% | 17.4% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.6% | 24.3% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 31.7% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.7% | 37.4% | 40.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Botswana?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Botswana was 40.3% 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 Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 1980.
- How does Botswana rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Botswana ranks 145th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana 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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