Prevalence of overweight, female in Kenya
Kenya: Prevalence of overweight, female was 45.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Kenya, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight, female in Kenya is 45.1%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Kenya peaked at 45.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 1990.
Kenya ranks 136th 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.7% | — |
| 1991 | 15.3% | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 16.0% | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 16.6% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 17.3% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 18.0% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 18.8% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 19.6% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 20.4% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 21.3% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 22.3% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 23.3% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 24.3% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 25.3% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 26.4% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 27.5% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 28.5% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 29.6% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 30.7% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 31.7% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 32.8% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 33.8% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 34.9% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 35.9% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 37.0% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 38.0% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 39.0% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 40.0% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 41.1% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 42.1% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 43.1% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 44.1% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 45.1% | +2.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 45.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.9%, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 45.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.3%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.8% | 14.7% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.0% | 22.3% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 32.8% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 43.1% | 45.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, female in Kenya?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Kenya was 45.1% 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 45.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Kenya ranks 136th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.