Prevalence of overweight, female in Comoros
Comoros: Prevalence of overweight, female was 54.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Comoros, 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 Comoros stood at 54.9%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Comoros peaked at 54.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 1990.
Comoros ranks 98th of 196 countries on this measure, 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 Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.5% | — |
| 1991 | 21.2% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 21.9% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 22.7% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 23.5% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 24.3% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 25.2% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 26.2% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 27.2% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 28.2% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 29.3% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 30.5% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 31.7% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 32.9% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 34.1% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 35.4% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 36.6% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 37.8% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 39.0% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 40.2% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 41.4% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 42.6% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 43.7% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 44.9% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 46.0% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 47.2% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 48.3% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 49.4% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 50.5% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 51.6% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 52.7% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 53.8% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 54.9% | +2.0% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 54.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.9%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 54.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.3%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.1% | 20.5% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.8% | 29.3% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.6% | 41.4% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.8% | 52.7% | 54.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More health data for Comoros
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8656 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 827.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 136 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6648 % 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 0.0647 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6855 % 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 Comoros?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Comoros was 54.9% 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 Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 54.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 1990.
- How does Comoros rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Comoros ranks 98th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros 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.