Prevalence of overweight, female in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Prevalence of overweight, female was 46.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Zimbabwe, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 46.2% for prevalence of overweight, female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 46.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 1990.
That places Zimbabwe 131st 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.3% | — |
| 1991 | 31.5% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 31.6% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 31.8% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 32.0% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 32.2% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 32.4% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 32.7% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 33.0% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 33.4% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 33.8% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 34.2% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 34.7% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 35.2% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 35.7% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 36.2% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 36.7% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 37.2% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 37.8% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 38.3% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 38.9% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 39.4% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 40.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 40.6% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 41.2% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 41.8% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 42.4% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 43.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 43.6% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 44.3% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 44.9% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 45.5% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 46.2% | +1.4% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 46.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.9%, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 46.2% 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 | 32.2% | 31.3% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.0% | 33.8% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 38.9% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.5% | 44.9% | 46.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 874.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0689 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, female in Zimbabwe?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Zimbabwe was 46.2% 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 1990.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 131st out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.