Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Botswana

Overweight in adults in Botswana in 2024 — 43.1%. Ranked 59 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 29 pp.

2024 43.1% +0.6 pp vs 2023
World rank 59of 199
Period maximum 43.1%2024
Period minimum 14.2%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Botswana, 1980–2024020406019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 14.2%1981: 14.7%1982: 15.2%1983: 15.7%1984: 16.3%1985: 16.9%1986: 17.5%1987: 18.1%1988: 18.7%1989: 19.4%1990: 20.1%1991: 20.8%1992: 21.6%1993: 22.3%1994: 23%1995: 23.8%1996: 24.6%1997: 25.4%1998: 26.2%1999: 27.1%2000: 27.9%2001: 28.7%2002: 29.6%2003: 30.4%2004: 31.2%2005: 32%2006: 32.8%2007: 33.5%2008: 34.1%2009: 34.8%2010: 35.4%2011: 36%2012: 36.5%2013: 37%2014: 37.6%2015: 38.1%2016: 38.6%2017: 39.2%2018: 39.7%2019: 40.3%2020: 40.8%2021: 41.4%2022: 41.9%2023: 42.5%2024: 43.1%
Change over the period: +29 pp Annual average: 0.66 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Botswana 43.1%
World computed 43.7%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 30.4%
Southern Africa computed 54.2%
Overweight in adults — Botswana, by year Botswana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 43.1 +0.6 pp
2023 42.5 +0.6 pp
2022 41.9 +0.6 pp
2021 41.4 +0.6 pp
2020 40.8 +0.6 pp
2019 40.3 +0.5 pp
2018 39.7 +0.5 pp
2017 39.2 +0.5 pp
2016 38.6 +0.5 pp
2015 38.1 +0.5 pp
2014 37.6 +0.5 pp
2013 37 +0.5 pp
2012 36.5 +0.5 pp
2011 36 +0.6 pp
2010 35.4 +0.6 pp
2009 34.8 +0.6 pp
2008 34.1 +0.7 pp
2007 33.5 +0.7 pp
2006 32.8 +0.8 pp
2005 32 +0.8 pp
2004 31.2 +0.8 pp
2003 30.4 +0.8 pp
2002 29.6 +0.8 pp
2001 28.7 +0.8 pp
2000 27.9 +0.8 pp
1999 27.1 +0.8 pp
1998 26.2 +0.8 pp
1997 25.4 +0.8 pp
1996 24.6 +0.8 pp
1995 23.8 +0.8 pp
1994 23 +0.7 pp
1993 22.3 +0.7 pp
1992 21.6 +0.7 pp
1991 20.8 +0.7 pp
1990 20.1 +0.7 pp
1989 19.4 +0.7 pp
1988 18.7 +0.7 pp
1987 18.1 +0.6 pp
1986 17.5 +0.6 pp
1985 16.9 +0.6 pp
1984 16.3 +0.6 pp
1983 15.7 +0.5 pp
1982 15.2 +0.5 pp
1981 14.7 +0.5 pp
1980 14.2

Southern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.