Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Senegal
Senegal: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 29.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Senegal, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Senegal stood at 29.4%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Senegal peaked at 29.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 1980.
That places Senegal 177th 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.7% | — |
| 1981 | 6.0% | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 6.3% | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 6.6% | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 7.0% | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 7.3% | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 7.7% | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 8.0% | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 8.4% | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 8.8% | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 9.2% | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 9.6% | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 10.0% | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 10.5% | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 10.9% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 11.4% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 11.9% | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 12.5% | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 13.0% | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 13.7% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 14.3% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 14.9% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 15.6% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 16.2% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 16.9% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 18.2% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 18.8% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 19.5% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 21.2% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 21.7% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 22.3% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 24.0% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 24.6% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 25.2% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 25.9% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 26.5% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 27.2% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 27.8% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 28.6% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 29.4% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.2% | 5.7% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.3% | 9.2% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 14.3% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 20.6% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 26.5% | 29.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Senegal?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Senegal was 29.4% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 1980.
- How does Senegal rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Senegal ranks 177th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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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