Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 34.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
34.4%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
157th
of 198 countries
All-time high
34.4%
in 2024
All-time low
18.3%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Zimbabwe, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Zimbabwe stood at 34.4%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Zimbabwe peaked at 34.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 1981.
Zimbabwe ranks 157th 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 18.5% | — |
| 1981 | 18.3% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 18.4% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 18.4% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 18.5% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 18.6% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 18.7% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 18.9% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 19.0% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 19.1% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 19.3% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 19.4% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 19.6% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 20.0% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 20.2% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 20.3% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 20.4% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 20.5% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 20.6% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 20.7% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 20.9% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 21.1% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 21.3% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 21.5% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 21.9% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 22.3% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 22.7% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 24.3% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 24.9% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 25.5% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 28.6% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 29.3% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 30.1% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 30.7% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 31.4% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 32.0% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 32.6% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 33.2% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 33.8% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 34.4% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.6% | 18.3% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.1% | 19.3% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 20.9% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 24.9% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 32.0% | 34.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Zimbabwe?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Zimbabwe was 34.4% 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 1981.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Zimbabwe ranks 157th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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