Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Madagascar
Madagascar: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 16.97 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Madagascar, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 16.97 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Madagascar peaked at 16.97 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.38, in 1990.
That places Madagascar 190th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.38 | — |
| 1991 | 5.55 | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 5.73 | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 5.92 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 6.11 | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 6.31 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 6.53 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 6.76 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 7.01 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 7.28 | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 7.56 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 7.86 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 8.17 | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 8.49 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 8.83 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 9.17 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 9.53 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 9.88 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 10.25 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 10.61 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 10.99 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 11.38 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 11.79 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 12.22 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 12.66 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 13.12 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 13.6 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 14.11 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 14.64 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 15.19 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 15.76 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 16.35 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 16.97 | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.26 | 5.38 | 7.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.04 | 7.56 | 10.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.97 | 10.99 | 15.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.36 | 15.76 | 16.97 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Madagascar?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Madagascar was 16.97 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 16.97 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.38 in 1990.
- How does Madagascar rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Madagascar ranks 190th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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