Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) was 34.46 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Zimbabwe, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Zimbabwe stood at 34.46. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Zimbabwe peaked at 34.46 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.4, in 1990.
That places Zimbabwe 154th 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 (Crude estimate) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.4 | — |
| 1991 | 21.6 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 21.78 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 21.97 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 22.2 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 22.45 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 22.73 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 23.03 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 23.36 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 23.72 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 24.1 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 24.48 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 24.88 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 25.3 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 25.73 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 26.18 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 26.62 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 27.06 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 27.51 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 27.95 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 28.39 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 28.85 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 29.31 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 29.77 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 30.24 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 30.72 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 31.22 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 31.73 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 32.25 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 32.78 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 33.33 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 33.89 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 34.46 | +1.7% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 34.46 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.1, 90% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 34.46 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.77, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.42 | 21.4 | 23.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.98 | 24.1 | 27.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.53 | 28.39 | 32.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.89 | 33.33 | 34.46 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Zimbabwe?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Zimbabwe was 34.46 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 34.46 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4 in 1990.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Zimbabwe ranks 154th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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