Prevalence of overweight, female in Somalia
Somalia: Prevalence of overweight, female was 48.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Somalia, 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 Somalia stood at 48.5%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Somalia peaked at 48.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 1990.
Somalia ranks 120th 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.4% | — |
| 1991 | 19.0% | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 19.6% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 20.2% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 20.9% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 21.6% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 22.3% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 23.1% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 23.9% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 24.8% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 25.6% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 26.6% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 27.6% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 28.6% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 29.6% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 30.6% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 31.6% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 32.7% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 33.7% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 34.8% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 35.8% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 36.8% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 37.9% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 38.9% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 40.0% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 41.0% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 42.1% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 43.2% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 44.3% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 45.3% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 46.4% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 47.5% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 48.5% | +2.2% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 48.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 32.2%, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 48.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.3%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.4% | 18.4% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.1% | 25.6% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 35.8% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.4% | 46.4% | 48.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, female in Somalia?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Somalia was 48.5% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 1990.
- How does Somalia rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Somalia ranks 120th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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.