Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Congo
Congo: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) was 24.16 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Congo, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Congo is 24.16, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Congo peaked at 24.16 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.57, in 1990.
That places Congo 178th 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 (Crude estimate) in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.57 | — |
| 1991 | 13.14 | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 13.71 | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 14.29 | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 14.87 | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 15.45 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 16.04 | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 16.65 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 17.27 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 17.87 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 18.46 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 19.03 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 19.59 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 20.12 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 20.62 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 21.08 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 21.5 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 21.87 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 22.19 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 22.46 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 22.68 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 22.86 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 23.02 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 23.15 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 23.26 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 23.37 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 23.47 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 23.57 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 23.67 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 23.78 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 23.9 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 24.03 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 24.16 | +0.5% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 24.16 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.1, 63% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 24.16 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.77, 74% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.19 | 12.57 | 17.87 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.69 | 18.46 | 22.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.28 | 22.68 | 23.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.03 | 23.9 | 24.16 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Congo
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Congo?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Congo was 24.16 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 24.16 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.57 in 1990.
- How does Congo rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Congo ranks 178th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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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