Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) was 57.14 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
57.14
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
89th
of 193 countries
All-time high
57.14
in 2022
All-time low
27.53
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Eswatini, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 57.14 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 1.6% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Eswatini peaked at 57.14 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.53, in 1990.
That places Eswatini 89th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.53 | — |
| 1991 | 28.39 | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 29.26 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 30.16 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 31.13 | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 32.13 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 33.12 | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 34.16 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 35.21 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 36.27 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 37.34 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 38.42 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 39.51 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 40.59 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 41.65 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 42.69 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 43.7 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 44.68 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 45.6 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 46.46 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 47.29 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 48.11 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 48.91 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 49.7 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 50.49 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 51.28 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 52.09 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 52.89 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 53.71 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 54.53 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 55.37 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 56.24 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 57.14 | +1.6% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 57.14 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.1, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 57.14 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.77, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.74 | 27.53 | 36.27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.06 | 37.34 | 46.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.9 | 47.29 | 54.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.25 | 55.37 | 57.14 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 86 Iceland 57.37 compare
- 86 Tunisia 57.37 compare
- 88 Estonia 57.21 compare
- 90 Turkmenistan 56.98 compare
- 91 Solomon Islands 56.93 compare
- 92 Bosnia and Herzegovina 56.86 compare
More health data for Eswatini
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6228 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 206 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.6874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0553 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5455 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Eswatini?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Eswatini was 57.14 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 57.14 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.53 in 1990.
- How does Eswatini rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Eswatini ranks 89th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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