Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Eastern Africa (UNSDG)
Eastern Africa (UNSDG): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 23.19 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Eastern Africa (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Eastern Africa (UNSDG) stood at 23.19. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Eastern Africa (UNSDG) peaked at 23.19 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.95, in 2000.
Eastern Africa (UNSDG) ranks 151st of 156 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Eastern Africa (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.95 | — |
| 2001 | 12.38 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 12.83 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 13.29 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 13.76 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 14.23 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 14.72 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 15.16 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 15.63 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 16.07 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 16.56 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 17 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 17.47 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 17.95 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 18.46 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 18.98 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 19.54 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 20.09 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 20.66 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 21.28 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 21.9 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 22.55 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 23.19 | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14 | 11.95 | 16.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.8 | 16.56 | 21.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.55 | 21.9 | 23.19 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa (UNSDG)
More health data for Eastern Africa (UNSDG)
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- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 8.07 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 15.22 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 8.85 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 2.57 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 8.69 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 14.11 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 4.8 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0.9 (2024)
- Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 57.8 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Eastern Africa (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Eastern Africa (UNSDG) was 23.19 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Eastern Africa (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.19 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Eastern Africa (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.95 in 2000.
- How does Eastern Africa (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Eastern Africa (UNSDG) ranks 151st out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Eastern Africa (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa (UNSDG) 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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