Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Mozambique
Mozambique: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 26.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Mozambique, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 26.5% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Mozambique peaked at 26.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1980.
That places Mozambique 181st out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.2% | — |
| 1981 | 6.3% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 6.5% | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 6.7% | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 6.9% | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 7.1% | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 7.3% | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 7.5% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 7.7% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 7.9% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 8.1% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 8.4% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 8.6% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 8.8% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 9.1% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 9.4% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 9.7% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 10.0% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 10.4% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 10.8% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 11.2% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 11.6% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 14.5% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 21.5% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 22.3% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 23.1% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 23.9% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 24.7% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 25.6% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 26.5% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.0% | 6.2% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 8.1% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 11.2% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 16.1% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 23.1% | 26.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Mozambique?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Mozambique was 26.5% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1980.
- How does Mozambique rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Mozambique ranks 181st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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