Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Benin
Benin: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 30.08 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Benin, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Benin recorded 30.08 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Benin peaked at 30.08 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.66, in 1990.
That places Benin 166th 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.66 | — |
| 1991 | 10.22 | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 10.8 | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 11.41 | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 12.06 | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 12.74 | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 13.46 | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 14.21 | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 15.01 | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 15.85 | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 16.71 | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 17.59 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 18.48 | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 19.36 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 20.23 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 21.08 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 21.88 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 22.63 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 23.32 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 23.95 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 24.5 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 25 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 25.44 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 25.86 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 26.27 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 26.7 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 27.13 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 27.58 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 28.04 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 28.53 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 29.03 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 29.54 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 30.08 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.54 | 9.66 | 15.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.52 | 16.71 | 23.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.51 | 24.5 | 28.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.55 | 29.03 | 30.08 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Benin?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Benin was 30.08 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 30.08 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.66 in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Benin ranks 166th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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