Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Western Africa (UNSDG)
Western Africa (UNSDG): Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 32.43 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Western Africa (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Western Africa (UNSDG) recorded 32.43 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Western Africa (UNSDG) peaked at 32.43 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.1, in 2000.
Western Africa (UNSDG) ranks 118th of 156 groups on this measure, 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 Western Africa (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.1 | — |
| 2001 | 18.96 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 19.87 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 20.75 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 21.61 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 22.45 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 23.24 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 24.02 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 24.72 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 25.41 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 26.01 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 26.53 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 27.05 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 27.56 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 28 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 28.52 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 29.03 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 29.54 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 30.07 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 30.67 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 31.22 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 31.82 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 32.43 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.91 | 18.1 | 25.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.3 | 26.01 | 30.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.82 | 31.22 | 32.43 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa (UNSDG)
More health data for Western Africa (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 14,770 (2100)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 11.56 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 9.96 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 11.32 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.14 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 12.01 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 14.26 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 6.5 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 1.3 (2024)
- Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 50.1 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Western Africa (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Western Africa (UNSDG) was 32.43 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Western Africa (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.43 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Western Africa (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1 in 2000.
- How does Western Africa (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Western Africa (UNSDG) ranks 118th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Western Africa (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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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