Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 10.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Ethiopia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Ethiopia is 10.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Ethiopia peaked at 10.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 1980.
Ethiopia ranks 198th 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.6% | — |
| 1981 | 2.7% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 2.7% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 2.8% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 2.8% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 2.9% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 2.9% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 3.0% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 3.1% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 3.1% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 3.2% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 3.3% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 3.4% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 3.5% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 3.6% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 3.7% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 3.8% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 4.0% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 4.2% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 9.5% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 10.2% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 3.2% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.3% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 6.2% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 8.8% | 10.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Ethiopia?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Ethiopia was 10.2% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 1980.
- How does Ethiopia rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Ethiopia ranks 198th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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