Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Kenya
Kenya: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 33.71 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Kenya, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 33.71 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Kenya peaked at 33.71 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.45, in 1990.
Kenya ranks 157th 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.45 | — |
| 1991 | 11.92 | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 12.4 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 12.9 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 13.42 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 13.96 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 14.52 | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 15.12 | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 15.75 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 16.42 | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 17.11 | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 17.82 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 18.55 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 19.3 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 20.06 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 20.82 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 21.58 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 22.33 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 23.08 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 23.82 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 24.56 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 25.28 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 26.01 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 26.74 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 27.48 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 28.23 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 28.98 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 29.74 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 30.51 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 31.29 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 32.08 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 32.89 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 33.71 | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.79 | 11.45 | 16.42 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.45 | 17.11 | 23.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.88 | 24.56 | 31.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.89 | 32.08 | 33.71 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Kenya?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Kenya was 33.71 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 33.71 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.45 in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Kenya ranks 157th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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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