Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Senegal
Senegal: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 30.21 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Senegal, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 30.21 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Senegal peaked at 30.21 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.86, in 1990.
Senegal ranks 165th 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.86 | — |
| 1991 | 11.44 | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 12.03 | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 12.63 | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 13.25 | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 13.9 | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 14.58 | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 15.28 | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 16.02 | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 16.78 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 17.56 | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 18.34 | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 19.13 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 19.91 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 20.67 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 21.41 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 22.11 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 22.78 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 23.4 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 23.97 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 24.49 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 24.97 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 25.42 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 25.86 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 26.31 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 26.75 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 27.21 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 27.69 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 28.17 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 28.66 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 29.17 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 29.68 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 30.21 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.68 | 10.86 | 16.78 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.93 | 17.56 | 23.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.55 | 24.49 | 28.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.69 | 29.17 | 30.21 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Senegal?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Senegal was 30.21 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 30.21 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.86 in 1990.
- How does Senegal rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Senegal ranks 165th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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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