Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 39.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
39.2%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
148th
of 198 countries
All-time high
39.2%
in 2024
All-time low
25.6%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Lesotho, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 39.2% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Lesotho peaked at 39.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 1980.
Lesotho ranks 148th 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 Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 25.6% | — |
| 1981 | 25.7% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 25.9% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 26.0% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 26.2% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 26.4% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 26.7% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 27.0% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 27.2% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 27.4% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 27.6% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 27.9% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 28.1% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 28.3% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 28.6% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 28.8% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 29.0% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 29.3% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 29.6% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 29.9% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 30.2% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 30.5% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 30.8% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 31.1% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 31.3% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 31.6% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 31.8% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 32.0% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 32.2% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 32.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 32.6% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 32.9% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 33.3% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 33.7% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 34.2% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 34.6% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 35.1% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 35.7% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 36.2% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 36.7% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 37.2% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 37.7% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 38.2% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 38.7% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 39.2% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.4% | 25.6% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.7% | 27.6% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.4% | 30.2% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 32.6% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.2% | 37.2% | 39.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Lesotho?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Lesotho was 39.2% 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 1980.
- How does Lesotho rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Lesotho ranks 148th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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