Prevalence of overweight in Niger
Niger: Prevalence of overweight was 18.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Niger, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight in Niger stood at 18.0%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Niger peaked at 18.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 1990.
Niger ranks 191st 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.8% | — |
| 1991 | 6.1% | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 6.4% | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 6.7% | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 7.0% | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 7.4% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 7.8% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 8.2% | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 8.6% | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 9.0% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 9.5% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 10.0% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 13.4% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 17.6% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 18.0% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.3% | 5.8% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 9.5% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 14.2% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 17.3% | 18.0% | 3 |
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More health data for Niger
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22,995 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0748 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0773 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Niger?
- Prevalence of overweight in Niger was 18.0% 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 1990.
- How does Niger rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Niger ranks 191st out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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.