Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Benin
Benin: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 11.17 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Benin, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Benin recorded 11.17 for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Benin peaked at 11.17 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.06, in 1990.
That places Benin 158th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.06 | — |
| 1991 | 2.23 | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 2.41 | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 2.6 | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 2.81 | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 3.05 | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 3.29 | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 3.56 | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 3.85 | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 4.17 | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 4.5 | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 4.83 | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 5.18 | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 5.53 | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 5.88 | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 6.23 | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 6.56 | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 6.87 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 7.17 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 7.44 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 7.69 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 7.92 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 8.14 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 8.36 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 8.6 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 8.85 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 9.12 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 9.41 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 9.72 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 10.05 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 10.4 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 10.77 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 11.17 | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 2.06 | 4.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.02 | 4.5 | 7.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.79 | 7.69 | 10.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.78 | 10.4 | 11.17 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Benin?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Benin was 11.17 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 11.17 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.06 in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Benin ranks 158th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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