Prevalence of overweight in Uganda
Uganda: Prevalence of overweight was 23.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Uganda, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 23.8% for prevalence of overweight in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Uganda peaked at 23.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1990.
Uganda ranks 183rd 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.0% | — |
| 1991 | 7.3% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 7.5% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 7.8% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 8.1% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 8.4% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 8.7% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 9.1% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 9.4% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 9.8% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 10.3% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 10.7% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 11.2% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 13.7% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 15.9% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 17.8% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 19.1% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 20.5% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 21.3% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 22.1% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 22.9% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 23.8% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.3% | 7.0% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 10.3% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 15.4% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 22.1% | 23.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 180 South Sudan 24.2% compare
- 181 Congo 24.2% compare
- 182 Japan 24.0% compare
- 184 Central African Republic 23.7% compare
- 185 Sierra Leone 22.8% compare
- 186 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 21.8% compare
More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % 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 Uganda?
- Prevalence of overweight in Uganda was 23.8% 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1990.
- How does Uganda rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Uganda ranks 183rd out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.