Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Somalia
Somalia: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 31.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
31.9%
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
162nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
31.9%
in 2024
All-time low
9.8%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Somalia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 31.9% 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 2.5% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Somalia peaked at 31.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 1980.
Somalia ranks 162nd 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.8% | — |
| 1981 | 10.1% | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 10.3% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 10.6% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 10.8% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 11.1% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 11.4% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 11.8% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 12.1% | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 12.4% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 12.8% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 13.2% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 13.5% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 13.9% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 14.3% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 14.7% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 15.2% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 15.6% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 16.1% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 16.6% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 17.1% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 17.6% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 18.2% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 18.7% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 19.3% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 20.4% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 21.6% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 22.9% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 24.1% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 24.7% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 25.9% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 26.5% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 27.2% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 27.8% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 28.5% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 29.1% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 29.8% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 30.4% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 31.1% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 31.9% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.0% | 9.8% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.6% | 12.8% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 17.1% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 22.9% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 29.1% | 31.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Somalia?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Somalia was 31.9% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 1980.
- How does Somalia rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Somalia ranks 162nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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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