Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Africa (UNSDG)
Africa (UNSDG): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 36.19 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Africa (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Africa (UNSDG) is 36.19, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Africa (UNSDG) peaked at 36.19 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.27, in 2000.
Africa (UNSDG) ranks 94th of 156 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Africa (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.27 | — |
| 2001 | 25.94 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 26.62 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 27.29 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 27.95 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 28.58 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 29.18 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 29.73 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 30.25 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 30.73 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 31.19 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 31.59 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 31.98 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 32.38 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 32.77 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 33.17 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 33.59 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 33.98 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 34.39 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 34.85 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 35.27 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 35.73 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 36.19 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.15 | 25.27 | 30.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.99 | 31.19 | 34.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.73 | 35.27 | 36.19 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Africa (UNSDG)
More health data for Africa (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 52,055 (2100)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 15.51 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 10.56 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 14.27 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 5.27 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 8.85 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.89 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 5.4 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 1.3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Africa (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Africa (UNSDG) was 36.19 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Africa (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 36.19 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Africa (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.27 in 2000.
- How does Africa (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Africa (UNSDG) ranks 94th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Africa (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa (UNSDG) data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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