Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Namibia
Namibia: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 36.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Namibia, 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 Namibia is 36.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Namibia peaked at 36.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 1980.
That places Namibia 155th 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11.3% | — |
| 1981 | 11.7% | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 12.1% | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 12.4% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 12.8% | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 13.2% | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 13.6% | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 14.0% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 14.5% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 14.9% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 15.3% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 15.9% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 16.4% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 17.0% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 17.7% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 18.3% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 19.0% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 19.7% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 20.4% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 21.1% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 21.8% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 22.6% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 23.3% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 24.0% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 24.7% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 25.3% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 26.5% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 27.0% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 27.5% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 27.9% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 28.4% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 28.8% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 29.3% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 29.8% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 30.4% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 31.6% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 32.2% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 32.8% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 33.5% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 34.2% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 34.8% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 35.5% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 36.2% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.1% | 11.3% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.1% | 15.3% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.9% | 21.8% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 27.9% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.8% | 33.5% | 36.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Namibia?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Namibia was 36.2% 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 1980.
- How does Namibia rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Namibia ranks 155th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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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