Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Gambia
Gambia: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 40.94 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Gambia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Gambia is 40.94, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Gambia peaked at 40.94 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.54, in 1990.
Gambia ranks 136th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.54 | — |
| 1991 | 8.06 | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 8.62 | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 9.22 | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 9.88 | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 10.6 | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 11.39 | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 12.25 | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 13.19 | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 14.22 | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 15.32 | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 16.48 | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 17.7 | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 18.97 | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 20.28 | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 21.59 | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 22.91 | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 24.21 | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 25.47 | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 26.69 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 27.86 | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 28.96 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 30.02 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 31.05 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 32.09 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 33.14 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 34.21 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 35.29 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 36.39 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 37.51 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 38.64 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 39.79 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 40.94 | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.5 | 7.54 | 14.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.96 | 15.32 | 26.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.65 | 27.86 | 37.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.79 | 38.64 | 40.94 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 133 Sao Tome and Principe 42.62 compare
- 134 Lesotho 42.27 compare
- 135 Botswana 41.99 compare
- 137 Singapore 40.73 compare
- 138 Switzerland 40.58 compare
- 139 Equatorial Guinea 39.51 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Gambia?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Gambia was 40.94 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.94 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.54 in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Gambia ranks 136th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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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