Prevalence of overweight, female in Benin
Benin: Prevalence of overweight, female was 36.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Benin, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight, female in Benin stood at 36.2%. 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 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Benin peaked at 36.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 1990.
Benin ranks 162nd of 196 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, female in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.6% | — |
| 1991 | 12.2% | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 13.0% | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 13.7% | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 14.5% | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 15.4% | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 16.2% | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 17.2% | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 18.2% | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 19.2% | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 20.3% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 21.3% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 22.4% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 23.4% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 24.5% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 25.4% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 26.4% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 28.1% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 28.8% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 29.4% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 30.0% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 30.5% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 31.1% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 31.6% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 32.1% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 32.6% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 33.2% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 33.8% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 34.4% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 35.0% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 35.6% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 36.2% | +1.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 36.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.9%, 74% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 36.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.3%, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.1% | 11.6% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 20.3% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 29.4% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.6% | 35.0% | 36.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % 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 0.0741 units per person (2025)
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- 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 Benin?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Benin was 36.2% 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Benin ranks 162nd out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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.