Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Djibouti
Djibouti: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 29.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
29.8%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
174th
of 198 countries
All-time high
29.8%
in 2024
All-time low
8.8%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Djibouti, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 29.8% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Djibouti peaked at 29.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 1980.
That places Djibouti 174th 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 Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.8% | — |
| 1981 | 9.0% | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 9.2% | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 9.4% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 9.6% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 9.9% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 10.1% | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 10.4% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 10.7% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 10.9% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 11.2% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 11.5% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 11.8% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 12.1% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 12.4% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 12.8% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 13.2% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 13.5% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 13.9% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 14.4% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 14.8% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 15.3% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 15.8% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 16.4% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 18.6% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 19.2% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 19.8% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 20.9% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 22.2% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 24.2% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 24.8% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 25.5% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 26.2% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 26.9% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 27.6% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 28.3% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 29.0% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 29.8% | +2.6% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 29.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.5%, 77% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 29.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 64.8%, 46% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.8% | 8.8% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 11.2% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 14.8% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 20.3% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 26.9% | 29.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Djibouti?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Djibouti 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 1980.
- How does Djibouti rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Djibouti ranks 174th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti 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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