Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Zambia
Zambia: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 29.9 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Zambia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Zambia is 29.9, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Zambia peaked at 29.9 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.1, in 1990.
Zambia ranks 167th 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.1 | — |
| 1991 | 11.41 | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 11.72 | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 12.03 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 12.36 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 12.71 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 13.08 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 13.47 | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 13.89 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 14.34 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 14.82 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 15.32 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 15.85 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 16.4 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 16.98 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 17.58 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 18.18 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 18.79 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 19.41 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 20.03 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 20.66 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 21.32 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 21.99 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 22.68 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 23.39 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 24.13 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 24.88 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 25.66 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 26.47 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 27.29 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 28.14 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 29.01 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 29.9 | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.61 | 11.1 | 14.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.34 | 14.82 | 20.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.85 | 20.66 | 27.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.02 | 28.14 | 29.9 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Zambia?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Zambia was 29.9 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1 in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Zambia ranks 167th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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