Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Malawi
Malawi: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 24.29 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Malawi, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 24.29 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 2.6% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Malawi peaked at 24.29 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.88, in 1990.
Malawi ranks 176th 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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.88 | — |
| 1991 | 9.19 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 9.51 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 9.84 | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 10.18 | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 10.54 | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 10.91 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 11.3 | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 11.72 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 12.17 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 12.64 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 13.13 | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 13.63 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 14.15 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 14.67 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 15.2 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 15.73 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 16.25 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 16.76 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 17.26 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 17.76 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 18.25 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 18.74 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 19.24 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 19.75 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 20.26 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 20.79 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 21.34 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 21.9 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 22.47 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 23.07 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 23.67 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 24.29 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.42 | 8.88 | 12.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.94 | 12.64 | 17.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.05 | 17.76 | 22.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.68 | 23.07 | 24.29 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Malawi?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Malawi was 24.29 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 24.29 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.88 in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Malawi ranks 176th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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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