Prevalence of overweight, female in Algeria
Algeria: Prevalence of overweight, female was 65.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Algeria, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 65.2% for prevalence of overweight, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Algeria peaked at 65.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 44.5%, in 1990.
That places Algeria 57th out of 196 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, female in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.5% | — |
| 1991 | 45.2% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 45.8% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 46.4% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 47.0% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 47.7% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 48.4% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 49.1% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 49.9% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 50.7% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 51.4% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 52.2% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 52.9% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 53.6% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 54.3% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 55.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 55.6% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 56.2% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 56.8% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 57.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 58.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 58.6% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 59.2% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 59.8% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 60.4% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 61.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 61.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 62.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 62.9% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 63.5% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 64.0% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 64.6% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 65.2% | +0.9% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 65.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64.0%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 65.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 68.8%, 95% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.5% | 44.5% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.6% | 51.4% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 58.0% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.6% | 64.0% | 65.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More health data for Algeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5437 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 943.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,455 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0465 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, female in Algeria?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Algeria was 65.2% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 65.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.5% in 1990.
- How does Algeria rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Algeria ranks 57th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.