Prevalence of overweight, female in Tunisia
Tunisia: Prevalence of overweight, female was 63.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Tunisia, 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 Tunisia stood at 63.3%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Tunisia peaked at 63.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 48.2%, in 1990.
That places Tunisia 67th 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 Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 48.2% | — |
| 1991 | 48.8% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 49.4% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 50.0% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 50.6% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 51.2% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 51.9% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 52.5% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 53.2% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 53.9% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 54.5% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 55.2% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 55.8% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 56.3% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 56.8% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 57.3% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 57.7% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 58.1% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 58.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 58.8% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 59.2% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 59.5% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 59.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 60.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 60.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 60.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 61.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 61.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 62.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 62.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 62.6% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 63.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 63.3% | +0.5% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 63.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.9%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 63.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 68.8%, 92% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.0% | 48.2% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.9% | 54.5% | 58.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.8% | 59.2% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.0% | 62.6% | 63.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 64 Mauritania 64.0% compare
- 65 Uzbekistan 63.9% compare
- 66 Azerbaijan 63.6% compare
- 68 Colombia 62.9% compare
- 69 Georgia 62.4% compare
- 70 Trinidad and Tobago 62.0% compare
More health data for Tunisia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.68 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2883 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 117 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.64 % 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 0.033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.77 % 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 Tunisia?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Tunisia was 63.3% 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.2% in 1990.
- How does Tunisia rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Tunisia ranks 67th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.