Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)
Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 29.53 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) recorded 29.53 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) peaked at 29.53 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.93, in 2000.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) 134th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.93 | — |
| 2001 | 18.56 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 19.21 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 19.86 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 20.51 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 21.14 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 21.75 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 22.31 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 22.85 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 23.37 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 23.85 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 24.28 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 24.71 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 25.14 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 25.56 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 26.01 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 26.46 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 26.9 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 27.39 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 27.92 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 28.42 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 28.98 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 29.53 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.75 | 17.93 | 23.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.82 | 23.85 | 27.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.98 | 28.42 | 29.53 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 46,890 (2100)
- Child deaths 936,884 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 21.18 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.75 million (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 809,073 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 46.13 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 25.49 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3831 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 250,104 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) was 29.53 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.53 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.93 in 2000.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) ranks 134th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) 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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