Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Morocco
Morocco: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) was 54.95 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Morocco, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Morocco stood at 54.95. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Morocco peaked at 54.95 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 34.61, in 1990.
That places Morocco 100th 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 Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.61 | — |
| 1991 | 35.25 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 35.91 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 36.57 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 37.25 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 37.95 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 38.66 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 39.38 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 40.12 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 40.86 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 41.59 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 42.32 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 43.03 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 43.73 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 44.42 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 45.08 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 45.72 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 46.34 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 46.95 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 47.55 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 48.14 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 48.74 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 49.33 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 49.92 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 50.52 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 51.11 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 51.71 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 52.27 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 52.83 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 53.36 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 53.89 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 54.42 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 54.95 | +1.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 54.95 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.1, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 54.95 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 66.16, 83% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.66 | 34.61 | 40.86 | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.67 | 41.59 | 47.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.79 | 48.14 | 53.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.42 | 53.89 | 54.95 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Morocco?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Morocco was 54.95 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 54.95 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.61 in 1990.
- How does Morocco rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Morocco ranks 100th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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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