Prevalence of overweight in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Prevalence of overweight was 10.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Ethiopia, 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 Ethiopia is 10.9%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Ethiopia peaked at 10.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 1990.
That places Ethiopia 196th 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 in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.6% | — |
| 1991 | 3.8% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 3.9% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 4.0% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 4.1% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 4.2% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 4.3% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 4.5% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 4.6% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 4.8% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 5.2% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 10.5% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.2% | 3.6% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.0% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 7.2% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 10.1% | 10.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 193 Madagascar 17.0% compare
- 194 Burundi 16.3% compare
- 195 Timor-Leste 14.4% compare
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % 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 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Ethiopia?
- Prevalence of overweight in Ethiopia was 10.9% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 1990.
- How does Ethiopia rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Ethiopia ranks 196th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.