Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Namibia
Namibia: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) was 36.52 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
36.52
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
149th
of 193 countries
All-time high
36.52
in 2022
All-time low
17.73
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Namibia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Namibia is 36.52, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Namibia peaked at 36.52 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.73, in 1990.
That places Namibia 149th 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 (Crude estimate) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.73 | — |
| 1991 | 18.39 | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 19.06 | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 19.75 | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 20.45 | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 21.16 | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 21.89 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 22.63 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 23.39 | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 24.16 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 24.93 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 25.7 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 26.45 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 27.19 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 27.91 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 28.6 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 29.25 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 29.86 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 30.42 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 30.95 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 31.43 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 31.87 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 32.29 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 32.69 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 33.09 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 33.49 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 33.9 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 34.31 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 34.73 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 35.16 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 35.6 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 36.05 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 36.52 | +1.3% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 36.52 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.1, 96% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 36.52 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.77, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.86 | 17.73 | 24.16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.13 | 24.93 | 30.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.3 | 31.43 | 35.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.06 | 35.6 | 36.52 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 146 Yemen 37.34 compare
- 147 North Korea 37.01 compare
- 148 Ghana 36.73 compare
- 150 South Korea 35.89 compare
- 151 Philippines 35 compare
- 152 Somalia 34.86 compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 561 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0644 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0646 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Namibia?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Namibia was 36.52 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.52 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.73 in 1990.
- How does Namibia rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Namibia ranks 149th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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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