Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Eritrea
Eritrea: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 17.21 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Eritrea, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 17.21 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 3.7% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Eritrea peaked at 17.21 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.93, in 1990.
Eritrea ranks 189th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.93 | — |
| 1991 | 5.11 | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 5.31 | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 5.51 | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 5.72 | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 5.95 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 6.19 | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 6.46 | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 6.74 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 7.03 | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 7.35 | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 7.69 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 8.05 | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 8.42 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 8.8 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 9.19 | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 9.58 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 9.97 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 10.37 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 10.77 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 11.17 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 11.58 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 12.01 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 12.45 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 12.91 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 13.39 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 13.88 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 14.39 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 14.91 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 15.46 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 16.02 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 16.6 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 17.21 | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.9 | 4.93 | 7.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.02 | 7.35 | 10.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.21 | 11.17 | 15.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.61 | 16.02 | 17.21 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Eritrea?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Eritrea was 17.21 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 17.21 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.93 in 1990.
- How does Eritrea rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Eritrea ranks 189th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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