Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Kenya
Kenya: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 30.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
30.6%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
169th
of 198 countries
All-time high
30.6%
in 2024
All-time low
6.7%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Kenya, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 30.6% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Kenya peaked at 30.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 1980.
Kenya ranks 169th 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.7% | — |
| 1981 | 7.0% | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 7.2% | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 7.5% | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 7.8% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 8.0% | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 8.3% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 8.7% | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 9.0% | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 9.4% | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 9.7% | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 10.1% | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 10.6% | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 11.0% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 11.4% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 11.9% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 12.4% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 12.9% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 13.5% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 14.1% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 14.7% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 15.3% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 15.9% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 16.6% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 17.2% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 17.9% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 18.5% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 19.2% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 19.9% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 20.5% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 21.2% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 21.9% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 22.6% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 23.3% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 24.1% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 24.8% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 25.5% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 26.2% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 27.5% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 28.1% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 28.7% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 29.3% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 29.9% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 30.6% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.0% | 6.7% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.8% | 9.7% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 14.7% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 21.2% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 28.1% | 30.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 166 Togo 31.6% compare
- 167 Mali 30.9% compare
- 168 Guinea-Bissau 30.6% compare
- 170 Haiti 30.2% compare
- 171 Bangladesh 29.9% compare
- 172 Tanzania, United Republic of 29.9% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Kenya?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Kenya was 30.6% 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 1980.
- How does Kenya rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Kenya ranks 169th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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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