Prevalence of overweight in Rwanda
Rwanda: Prevalence of overweight was 19.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Rwanda, 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 Rwanda is 19.8%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Rwanda peaked at 19.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1990.
Rwanda ranks 189th 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.4% | — |
| 1991 | 6.6% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 6.7% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 6.9% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 7.2% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 7.5% | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 7.7% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 8.0% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 8.2% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 8.5% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 8.8% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 9.1% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 12.2% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 17.1% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 17.7% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 18.4% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 19.1% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 19.8% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.4% | 6.4% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 8.8% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 12.7% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 18.4% | 19.8% | 3 |
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More health data for Rwanda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 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 0.0618 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % 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 0.0625 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Rwanda?
- Prevalence of overweight in Rwanda was 19.8% 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1990.
- How does Rwanda rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Rwanda ranks 189th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.