Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Mozambique
Mozambique: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 27.16 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Mozambique, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Mozambique is 27.16, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Mozambique peaked at 27.16 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.59, in 1990.
Mozambique ranks 172nd 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.59 | — |
| 1991 | 8.88 | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 9.19 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 9.5 | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 9.83 | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 10.18 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 10.55 | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 10.95 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 11.38 | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 11.84 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 12.33 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 12.84 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 13.37 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 13.93 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 14.5 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 15.09 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 15.68 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 16.29 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 16.9 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 17.52 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 18.14 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 18.78 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 19.43 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 20.11 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 20.8 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 21.52 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 22.25 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 23 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 23.79 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 24.59 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 25.42 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 26.28 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 27.16 | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.09 | 8.59 | 11.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.84 | 12.33 | 17.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.24 | 18.14 | 24.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.29 | 25.42 | 27.16 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Mozambique?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Mozambique was 27.16 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 27.16 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.59 in 1990.
- How does Mozambique rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Mozambique ranks 172nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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