Prevalence of overweight in Botswana
Botswana: Prevalence of overweight was 42.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Botswana, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 42.0% for prevalence of overweight in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Botswana peaked at 42.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 1990.
That places Botswana 138th 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 in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.5% | — |
| 1991 | 21.3% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 22.1% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 22.9% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 23.7% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 24.5% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 25.3% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 26.2% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 27.0% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 27.9% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 28.8% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 29.6% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 30.5% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 31.4% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 32.2% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 33.7% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 34.4% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 35.1% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 35.6% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 36.2% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 36.7% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 37.2% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 37.7% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 38.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 38.6% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 39.1% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 39.5% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 40.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 40.5% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 41.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 41.5% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 42.0% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.1% | 20.5% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.4% | 28.8% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 36.2% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.5% | 41.0% | 42.0% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Botswana?
- Prevalence of overweight in Botswana was 42.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 1990.
- How does Botswana rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Botswana ranks 138th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana 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 (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults 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.