Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Botswana
Botswana: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 41.99 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Botswana, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 41.99 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Botswana peaked at 41.99 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.52, in 1990.
Botswana ranks 135th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.52 | — |
| 1991 | 21.3 | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 22.09 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 22.88 | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 23.69 | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 24.51 | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 25.34 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 26.19 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 27.04 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 27.91 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 28.78 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 29.64 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 30.5 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 31.35 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 32.17 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 32.97 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 33.71 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 34.41 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 35.06 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 35.65 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 36.21 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 36.72 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 37.21 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 37.68 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 38.15 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 38.61 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 39.07 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 39.54 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 40.01 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 40.48 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 40.97 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 41.48 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 41.99 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.15 | 20.52 | 27.91 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.42 | 28.78 | 35.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.37 | 36.21 | 40.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.48 | 40.97 | 41.99 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Botswana?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Botswana was 41.99 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 41.99 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.52 in 1990.
- How does Botswana rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Botswana ranks 135th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana 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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