Prevalence of overweight (% of adults) in Chad
Chad: Prevalence of overweight (% of adults) was 21.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Chad, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight in Chad is 21.4%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Chad peaked at 21.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 1990.
That places Chad 188th 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 (% of adults) in Chad, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.7% | — |
| 1991 | 6.0% | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 6.3% | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 6.7% | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 7.0% | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 7.4% | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 7.9% | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 8.3% | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 8.8% | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 9.3% | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 9.9% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 10.4% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 14.6% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 20.9% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | +2.7% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 21.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 24.2%, 89% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 21.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.8%, 65% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.3% | 5.7% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 9.9% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 15.7% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 20.3% | 21.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 185 Sierra Leone 22.8% compare
- 186 Democratic Republic of Congo 21.8% compare
- 187 Burkina Faso 21.7% compare
- 189 Rwanda 19.8% compare
- 190 Vietnam 18.2% compare
- 191 Niger 18.0% compare
More health data for Chad
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6578 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 41,435 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 245 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 3.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0898 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 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0924 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Chad?
- Prevalence of overweight in Chad was 21.4% 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 1990.
- How does Chad rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Chad ranks 188th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad 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.