Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Comoros
Comoros: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) was 42.88 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
42.88
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
132nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
42.88
in 2022
All-time low
16.6
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Comoros, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Comoros stood at 42.88. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Comoros peaked at 42.88 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.6, in 1990.
Comoros ranks 132nd 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 (Crude estimate) in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.6 | — |
| 1991 | 17.19 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 17.8 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 18.43 | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 19.07 | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 19.75 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 20.46 | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 21.21 | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 22 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 22.83 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 23.69 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 24.58 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 25.5 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 26.42 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 27.34 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 28.24 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 29.14 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 30.02 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 30.88 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 31.73 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 32.57 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 33.4 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 34.22 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 35.05 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 35.88 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 36.73 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 37.59 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 38.45 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 39.3 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 40.17 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 41.06 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 41.97 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 42.88 | +2.2% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 42.88 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.1, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 42.88 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.77, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.53 | 16.6 | 22.83 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.75 | 23.69 | 31.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.34 | 32.57 | 40.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.97 | 41.06 | 42.88 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Comoros?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Comoros was 42.88 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 42.88 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6 in 1990.
- How does Comoros rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Comoros ranks 132nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros 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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