Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Zambia
Zambia: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 28.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
28.7%
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
178th
of 198 countries
All-time high
28.7%
in 2024
All-time low
8.4%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Zambia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Zambia stood at 28.7%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Zambia peaked at 28.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 1980.
Zambia ranks 178th 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.4% | — |
| 1981 | 8.6% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 8.7% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 8.9% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 9.0% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 9.2% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 9.4% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 9.6% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 9.8% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 10.0% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 10.2% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 10.4% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 10.6% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 10.9% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 11.1% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 11.4% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 11.6% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 12.0% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 12.3% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 12.6% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 13.4% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 14.3% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 14.8% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 15.3% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 16.4% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 18.7% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 19.4% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 20.1% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 20.8% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 21.6% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 22.3% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 23.1% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 23.8% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 24.6% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 25.4% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 26.2% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 27.0% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 27.9% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 28.7% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.1% | 8.4% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.3% | 10.2% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 13.0% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 18.1% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 25.4% | 28.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Zambia?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Zambia was 28.7% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 1980.
- How does Zambia rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Zambia ranks 178th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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