Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in African Union
African Union: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 36.19 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in African Union, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
African Union recorded 36.19 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 African Union peaked at 36.19 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.27, in 2000.
That places African Union 94th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 African Union, 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 African Union
More health data for African Union
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 52,068 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3905 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 290,076 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 245,493 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 442,565 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 197,072 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 1.04 million (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 307,417 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 535,569 (2024)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 8.85 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in African Union?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in African Union was 36.19 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in African Union?
- The highest recorded value was 36.19 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in African Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.27 in 2000.
- How does African Union rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- African Union ranks 94th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in African Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this African Union 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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