Prevalence of overweight, male in Angola
Angola: Prevalence of overweight, male was 22.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, male in Angola, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
Angola recorded 22.3% for prevalence of overweight, male in 2022. 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 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, male in Angola peaked at 22.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 1990.
That places Angola 167th out of 196 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, male in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.8% | — |
| 1991 | 10.1% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 10.5% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 10.9% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 11.3% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 11.7% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 12.1% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 12.5% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 12.9% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 13.3% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 13.8% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 14.2% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 15.1% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 15.6% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 16.5% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 16.9% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 17.3% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 18.7% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 19.4% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 21.9% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | +2.0% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 22.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.5%, 78% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 22.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.0%, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.5% | 9.8% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 13.8% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 18.1% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 21.5% | 22.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More health data for Angola
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 740.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31,754 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 79 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.97 % 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 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.01 % 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, male in Angola?
- Prevalence of overweight, male in Angola was 22.3% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, male recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, male recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 1990.
- How does Angola rank for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Angola ranks 167th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, male rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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, male (% of male adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight male adults is the percentage of males 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.