Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Kenya
Kenya: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 14.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Kenya, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Kenya is 14.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 68.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Kenya peaked at 14.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1980.
Kenya ranks 161st of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.9% | — |
| 1981 | 2.9% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 2.9% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 3.0% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 3.0% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 3.1% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 3.1% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 3.2% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 3.3% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 3.3% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 3.4% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 3.5% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 3.6% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 3.7% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 3.8% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 4.1% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 4.2% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 4.4% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 4.5% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 4.9% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 13.4% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 14.1% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.9% | 3.4% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 4.7% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 7.1% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 11.4% | 14.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Kenya?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Kenya was 14.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1980.
- How does Kenya rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Kenya ranks 161st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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