Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 34.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
34.2%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
158th
of 198 countries
All-time high
34.2%
in 2024
All-time low
10.8%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Côte d'Ivoire, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Côte d'Ivoire recorded 34.2% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 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 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 34.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 1980.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 158th 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 Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10.8% | — |
| 1981 | 11.1% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 11.3% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 11.5% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 11.8% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 12.1% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 12.3% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 12.6% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 12.9% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 13.2% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 13.6% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 13.9% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 14.3% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 14.7% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 15.1% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 15.5% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 16.0% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 16.5% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 17.1% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 17.7% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 18.4% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 19.2% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 19.9% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 20.7% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 21.4% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 22.2% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 23.5% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 24.1% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 24.6% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 25.2% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 25.7% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 26.3% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 26.9% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 27.6% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 28.2% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 28.9% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 29.5% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 30.9% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 31.5% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 32.2% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 32.9% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 33.6% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 34.2% | +1.9% |
Côte d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Côte d'Ivoire's 34.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.5%, 89% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Côte d'Ivoire's 34.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31.2%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.0% | 10.8% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.4% | 13.6% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.7% | 18.4% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 25.2% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.9% | 31.5% | 34.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Côte d'Ivoire was 34.2% 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 34.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 1980.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 158th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire 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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