Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Botswana
Botswana: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male was 12.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Botswana, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Botswana is 12.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Botswana peaked at 12.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2000.
That places Botswana 21st out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.4% | — |
| 2001 | 10.5% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 12.2% | +1.7% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 12.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.0%, 1.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 12.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.5%, 2.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 10.4% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 11.1% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 11.6% | 12.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Botswana?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Botswana was 12.2% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2000.
- How does Botswana rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Botswana ranks 21st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Prevalence of overweight, male, is the percentage of boys under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.