Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Congo
Congo: 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%
World rank
173rd
of 198 countries
All-time high
29.8%
in 2024
All-time low
7.1%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Congo, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Congo stood at 29.8%. 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 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Congo peaked at 29.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1980.
That places Congo 173rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.1% | — |
| 1981 | 7.4% | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 7.7% | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 8.0% | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 8.3% | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 8.6% | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 9.0% | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 9.4% | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 9.8% | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 10.2% | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 10.7% | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 11.1% | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 11.6% | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 12.1% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 12.6% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 13.1% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 13.7% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 14.3% | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 14.9% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 15.5% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 16.1% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 16.7% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 17.4% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 18.6% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 19.2% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 19.8% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 20.4% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 20.9% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 21.5% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 22.5% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 23.1% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 23.7% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 24.8% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 25.4% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 26.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 26.6% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 27.1% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 27.7% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 28.2% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 28.7% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 29.3% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 29.8% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.5% | 7.1% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.0% | 10.7% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 16.1% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 22.0% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 27.7% | 29.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Congo?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Congo 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1980.
- How does Congo rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Congo ranks 173rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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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