Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) was 42.27 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Lesotho, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Lesotho stood at 42.27. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Lesotho peaked at 42.27 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.41, in 1990.
That places Lesotho 134th 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 Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.41 | — |
| 1991 | 27.8 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 28.19 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 28.58 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 28.96 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 29.36 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 29.77 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 30.21 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 30.68 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 31.16 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 31.66 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 32.16 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 32.67 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 33.19 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 33.7 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 34.22 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 34.73 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 35.19 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 35.63 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 36.08 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 36.5 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 36.91 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 37.32 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 37.73 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 38.16 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 38.6 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 39.07 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 39.55 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 40.06 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 40.57 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 41.12 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 41.68 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 42.27 | +1.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 42.27 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.1, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 42.27 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.77, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.21 | 27.41 | 31.16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.92 | 31.66 | 36.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.45 | 36.5 | 40.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.69 | 41.12 | 42.27 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Lesotho?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Lesotho was 42.27 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 42.27 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.41 in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Lesotho ranks 134th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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