Prevalence of overweight, male in Kenya
Kenya: Prevalence of overweight, male was 22.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, male in Kenya, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight, male in Kenya stood at 22.0%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, male in Kenya peaked at 22.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 1990.
That places Kenya 169th 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.8% | — |
| 1991 | 8.2% | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 8.5% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 8.8% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 9.2% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 9.5% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 9.9% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 10.3% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 10.7% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 11.1% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 11.5% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 12.0% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 12.4% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 12.9% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 13.3% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 14.2% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 20.2% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 22.0% | +2.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 22.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.5%, 77% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 22.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.0%, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4% | 7.8% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 11.5% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 16.0% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 20.8% | 22.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, male in Kenya?
- Prevalence of overweight, male in Kenya was 22.0% 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, male recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Kenya ranks 169th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, male rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. 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, 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.