Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Central African Republic

Overweight in adults in the Central African Republic in 2024 — 26.7%. Ranked 18 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 21.3 pp.

2024 26.7% +0.7 pp vs 2023
World rank 18of 199
Period maximum 26.7%2024
Period minimum 5.5%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Central African Republic, 1980–2024010203019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 5.5%1981: 5.7%1982: 5.9%1983: 6.1%1984: 6.3%1985: 6.5%1986: 6.8%1987: 7%1988: 7.3%1989: 7.6%1990: 7.9%1991: 8.2%1992: 8.6%1993: 8.9%1994: 9.3%1995: 9.7%1996: 10.1%1997: 10.5%1998: 11%1999: 11.4%2000: 11.9%2001: 12.4%2002: 13%2003: 13.5%2004: 14%2005: 14.6%2006: 15.1%2007: 15.7%2008: 16.2%2009: 16.8%2010: 17.4%2011: 17.9%2012: 18.5%2013: 19%2014: 19.6%2015: 20.3%2016: 20.9%2017: 21.5%2018: 22.2%2019: 22.9%2020: 23.6%2021: 24.3%2022: 25.2%2023: 26%2024: 26.7%
Change over the period: +21.3 pp Annual average: 0.48 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central African Republic

Central African Republic 26.7%
World computed 43.7%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 30.4%
Middle Africa computed 27.9%
Low-income countries computed 27.7%
Overweight in adults — Central African Republic, by year Central African Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 26.7 +0.7 pp
2023 26 +0.8 pp
2022 25.2 +0.8 pp
2021 24.3 +0.7 pp
2020 23.6 +0.7 pp
2019 22.9 +0.7 pp
2018 22.2 +0.7 pp
2017 21.5 +0.6 pp
2016 20.9 +0.6 pp
2015 20.3 +0.6 pp
2014 19.6 +0.6 pp
2013 19 +0.6 pp
2012 18.5 +0.5 pp
2011 17.9 +0.5 pp
2010 17.4 +0.6 pp
2009 16.8 +0.6 pp
2008 16.2 +0.5 pp
2007 15.7 +0.5 pp
2006 15.1 +0.5 pp
2005 14.6 +0.5 pp
2004 14 +0.5 pp
2003 13.5 +0.5 pp
2002 13 +0.5 pp
2001 12.4 +0.5 pp
2000 11.9 +0.5 pp
1999 11.4 +0.5 pp
1998 11 +0.5 pp
1997 10.5 +0.4 pp
1996 10.1 +0.4 pp
1995 9.7 +0.4 pp
1994 9.3 +0.4 pp
1993 8.9 +0.3 pp
1992 8.6 +0.3 pp
1991 8.2 +0.3 pp
1990 7.9 +0.3 pp
1989 7.6 +0.3 pp
1988 7.3 +0.3 pp
1987 7 +0.3 pp
1986 6.8 +0.2 pp
1985 6.5 +0.2 pp
1984 6.3 +0.2 pp
1983 6.1 +0.2 pp
1982 5.9 +0.2 pp
1981 5.7 +0.2 pp
1980 5.5

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.