Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 12.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.7%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
197th
of 198 countries
All-time high
12.7%
in 2024
All-time low
5.8%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Eritrea, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Eritrea stood at 12.7%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Eritrea peaked at 12.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 1980.
Eritrea ranks 197th 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 Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.8% | — |
| 1981 | 5.9% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 5.9% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 6.0% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 6.1% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 6.1% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 6.2% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 6.3% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 6.4% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 6.5% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 6.6% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 6.7% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 6.8% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 6.9% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 7.0% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 7.1% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 7.2% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 7.3% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 7.5% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 7.7% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 7.9% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 12.1% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 12.7% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.1% | 5.8% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 6.6% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 7.9% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 9.3% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 11.6% | 12.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 194 Madagascar 16.9% compare
- 195 Timor-Leste 16.2% compare
- 196 Burundi 15.9% compare
- 198 Ethiopia 10.2% compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 821.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 425 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0194 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Eritrea?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Eritrea was 12.7% 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 1980.
- How does Eritrea rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Eritrea ranks 197th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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