Prevalence of overweight in Comoros
Comoros: Prevalence of overweight was 42.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Comoros, 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 Comoros is 42.9%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Comoros peaked at 42.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 1990.
Comoros ranks 135th of 196 countries on this measure, 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 Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.6% | — |
| 1991 | 17.2% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 17.8% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 18.4% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 19.1% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 19.8% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 20.5% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 21.2% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 22.0% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 22.8% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 23.7% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 24.6% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 25.5% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 26.4% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 27.3% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 28.2% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 29.1% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 30.0% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 30.9% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 31.7% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 32.6% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 33.4% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 34.2% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 35.0% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 35.9% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 36.7% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 37.6% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 38.5% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 39.3% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 40.2% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 41.1% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 42.0% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 42.9% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.5% | 16.6% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.8% | 23.7% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 32.6% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.0% | 41.1% | 42.9% | 3 |
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More health data for Comoros
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8656 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 827.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 136 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0609 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0625 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Comoros?
- Prevalence of overweight in Comoros was 42.9% 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 Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 42.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 1990.
- How does Comoros rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Comoros ranks 135th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros 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.