Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Zambia
Zambia: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 11.08 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Zambia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Zambia is 11.08, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Zambia peaked at 11.08 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.17, in 1990.
Zambia ranks 159th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.17 | — |
| 1991 | 2.28 | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 2.4 | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 2.52 | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 2.64 | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 2.78 | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 2.93 | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 3.1 | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 3.28 | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 3.47 | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 3.67 | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 3.89 | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 4.11 | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 4.35 | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 4.6 | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 4.86 | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 5.12 | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 5.39 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 5.66 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 5.94 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 6.23 | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 6.53 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 6.84 | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 7.17 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 7.52 | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 7.88 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 8.27 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 8.68 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 9.1 | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 9.56 | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 10.04 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 10.54 | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 11.08 | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.76 | 2.17 | 3.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.76 | 3.67 | 5.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.78 | 6.23 | 9.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.55 | 10.04 | 11.08 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Zambia?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Zambia was 11.08 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.08 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.17 in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Zambia ranks 159th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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