Prevalence of overweight in Eritrea
Eritrea: Prevalence of overweight was 17.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Eritrea, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 17.2% for prevalence of overweight in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Eritrea peaked at 17.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 1990.
Eritrea ranks 192nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.9% | — |
| 1991 | 5.1% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 5.3% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 5.5% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 5.7% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 6.0% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 6.2% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 6.5% | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 6.7% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 7.0% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 7.3% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 7.7% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 17.2% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.9% | 4.9% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 7.3% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 11.2% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 16.0% | 17.2% | 3 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 821.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 425 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.031 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Eritrea?
- Prevalence of overweight in Eritrea was 17.2% 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 1990.
- How does Eritrea rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Eritrea ranks 192nd out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.