Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 54.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
54.4%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
121st
of 198 countries
All-time high
54.4%
in 2024
All-time low
20.5%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Eswatini, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Eswatini stood at 54.4%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Eswatini peaked at 54.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 1980.
Eswatini ranks 121st of 198 countries on this measure, 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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 20.5% | — |
| 1981 | 21.0% | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 21.6% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 22.2% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 22.8% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 23.4% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 24.1% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 24.7% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 25.3% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 25.9% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 26.5% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 27.2% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 27.9% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 28.6% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 29.5% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 30.3% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 31.1% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 31.8% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 32.6% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 33.5% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 34.3% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 35.2% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 36.0% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 36.9% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 37.8% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 38.7% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 39.6% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 40.4% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 41.1% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 41.9% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 42.6% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 43.4% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 44.1% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 45.0% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 45.8% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 46.7% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 47.6% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 48.4% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 49.2% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 50.1% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 50.9% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 51.8% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 52.7% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 53.5% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 54.4% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.2% | 20.5% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.9% | 26.5% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.2% | 34.3% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.3% | 42.6% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.7% | 50.9% | 54.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 118 Maldives 55.2% compare
- 119 South Africa 55.2% compare
- 120 Montenegro 55.0% compare
- 122 Mauritius 54.3% compare
- 123 Solomon Islands 53.2% compare
- 124 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 53.1% compare
More health data for Eswatini
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6228 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,406 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 206 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 0.5643 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0392 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Eswatini?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Eswatini was 54.4% 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 54.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 1980.
- How does Eswatini rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Eswatini ranks 121st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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