Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Benin

Overweight in adults in Benin in 2024 — 31.5%. Ranked 27 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 25.8 pp.

2024 31.5% +0.6 pp vs 2023
World rank 27of 199
Period maximum 31.5%2024
Period minimum 5.7%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Benin, 1980–202401020304019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 5.7%1981: 6%1982: 6.3%1983: 6.7%1984: 7%1985: 7.4%1986: 7.8%1987: 8.3%1988: 8.7%1989: 9.2%1990: 9.7%1991: 10.2%1992: 10.8%1993: 11.4%1994: 12%1995: 12.7%1996: 13.4%1997: 14.1%1998: 14.9%1999: 15.8%2000: 16.6%2001: 17.5%2002: 18.4%2003: 19.3%2004: 20.1%2005: 21%2006: 21.7%2007: 22.5%2008: 23.2%2009: 23.8%2010: 24.3%2011: 24.8%2012: 25.3%2013: 25.7%2014: 26.2%2015: 26.6%2016: 27.1%2017: 27.6%2018: 28.1%2019: 28.6%2020: 29.2%2021: 29.7%2022: 30.3%2023: 30.9%2024: 31.5%
Change over the period: +25.8 pp Annual average: 0.59 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Benin

Benin 31.5%
World computed 43.7%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 30.4%
Western Africa computed 33.8%
Overweight in adults — Benin, by year Benin All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 31.5 +0.6 pp
2023 30.9 +0.6 pp
2022 30.3 +0.6 pp
2021 29.7 +0.6 pp
2020 29.2 +0.5 pp
2019 28.6 +0.5 pp
2018 28.1 +0.5 pp
2017 27.6 +0.5 pp
2016 27.1 +0.5 pp
2015 26.6 +0.5 pp
2014 26.2 +0.4 pp
2013 25.7 +0.4 pp
2012 25.3 +0.5 pp
2011 24.8 +0.5 pp
2010 24.3 +0.5 pp
2009 23.8 +0.6 pp
2008 23.2 +0.7 pp
2007 22.5 +0.7 pp
2006 21.7 +0.8 pp
2005 21 +0.8 pp
2004 20.1 +0.9 pp
2003 19.3 +0.9 pp
2002 18.4 +0.9 pp
2001 17.5 +0.9 pp
2000 16.6 +0.9 pp
1999 15.8 +0.8 pp
1998 14.9 +0.8 pp
1997 14.1 +0.7 pp
1996 13.4 +0.7 pp
1995 12.7 +0.7 pp
1994 12 +0.6 pp
1993 11.4 +0.6 pp
1992 10.8 +0.6 pp
1991 10.2 +0.5 pp
1990 9.7 +0.5 pp
1989 9.2 +0.5 pp
1988 8.7 +0.5 pp
1987 8.3 +0.4 pp
1986 7.8 +0.4 pp
1985 7.4 +0.4 pp
1984 7 +0.4 pp
1983 6.7 +0.3 pp
1982 6.3 +0.3 pp
1981 6 +0.3 pp
1980 5.7

About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index of 25 kg/m² and above. The threshold of 25 separates normal weight from excess weight, and this indicator includes everyone who is obese as well — that is, it is always larger than the obesity indicator rather than complementing it. The difference between the two series is the share of people with excess weight but without obesity.

Important: It includes obesity, so the two indicators cannot be added. The aggregate by group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.