Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Eswatini

Eswatini: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 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

02040601990200620221990: 27.51991: 28.41992: 29.31993: 30.21994: 31.11995: 32.11996: 33.11997: 34.21998: 35.21999: 36.32000: 37.32001: 38.42002: 39.52003: 40.62004: 41.62005: 42.72006: 43.72007: 44.72008: 45.62009: 46.52010: 47.32011: 48.12012: 48.92013: 49.72014: 50.52015: 51.32016: 52.12017: 52.92018: 53.72019: 54.52020: 55.42021: 56.22022: 57.1

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 in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Eswatini, 1990 to 2022.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 86 Iceland 57.37 compare
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  3. 88 Estonia 57.21 compare
  4. 90 Turkmenistan 56.98 compare
  5. 91 Solomon Islands 56.93 compare
  6. 92 Bosnia and Herzegovina 56.86 compare

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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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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,955 data points, 1990–2022
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