Prevalence of overweight in Lesotho
Lesotho: Prevalence of overweight was 42.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Lesotho, 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 Lesotho is 42.3%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Lesotho peaked at 42.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 1990.
Lesotho ranks 137th 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 Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.4% | — |
| 1991 | 27.8% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 28.2% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 28.6% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 29.0% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 29.4% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 29.8% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 30.2% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 30.7% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 31.2% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 31.7% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 32.2% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 32.7% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 33.2% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 33.7% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 34.2% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 34.7% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 35.2% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 35.6% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 36.1% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 36.5% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 36.9% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 37.3% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 37.7% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 38.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 38.6% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 39.1% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 39.5% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 40.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 40.6% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 41.1% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 41.7% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 42.3% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.2% | 27.4% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.9% | 31.7% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 36.5% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.7% | 41.1% | 42.3% | 3 |
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More health data for Lesotho
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4669 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,227 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 382 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0519 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0475 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Lesotho?
- Prevalence of overweight in Lesotho was 42.3% 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 42.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Lesotho ranks 137th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.