Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Somalia
Somalia: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 34.86 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Somalia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 34.86 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 2.5% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Somalia peaked at 34.86 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.19, in 1990.
That places Somalia 152nd 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 in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.19 | — |
| 1991 | 13.64 | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 14.1 | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 14.57 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 15.04 | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 15.54 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 16.06 | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 16.62 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 17.2 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 17.82 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 18.46 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 19.12 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 19.8 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 20.5 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 21.22 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 21.94 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 22.66 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 23.38 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 24.09 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 24.8 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 25.51 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 26.23 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 26.95 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 27.68 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 28.42 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 29.18 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 29.95 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 30.73 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 31.53 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 32.34 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 33.16 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 34 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 34.86 | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.38 | 13.19 | 17.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.6 | 18.46 | 24.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.85 | 25.51 | 32.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.01 | 33.16 | 34.86 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Somalia?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Somalia was 34.86 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.86 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.19 in 1990.
- How does Somalia rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Somalia ranks 152nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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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