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Overweight in adults — Comoros

Overweight in adults in the Comoros in 2024 — 44.1%. Ranked 60 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 31.4 pp.

2024 44.1% +0.8 pp vs 2023
World rank 60of 199
Period maximum 44.1%2024
Period minimum 12.7%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Comoros, 1980–2024020406019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 12.7%1981: 13.1%1982: 13.5%1983: 14%1984: 14.4%1985: 14.9%1986: 15.4%1987: 15.9%1988: 16.4%1989: 16.9%1990: 17.5%1991: 18.1%1992: 18.7%1993: 19.3%1994: 19.9%1995: 20.6%1996: 21.3%1997: 22%1998: 22.8%1999: 23.6%2000: 24.4%2001: 25.2%2002: 26%2003: 26.9%2004: 27.7%2005: 28.6%2006: 29.4%2007: 30.2%2008: 31.1%2009: 31.9%2010: 32.6%2011: 33.4%2012: 34.2%2013: 35%2014: 35.8%2015: 36.6%2016: 37.4%2017: 38.3%2018: 39.1%2019: 39.9%2020: 40.7%2021: 41.6%2022: 42.4%2023: 43.2%2024: 44.1%
Change over the period: +31.4 pp Annual average: 0.71 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Comoros 44.1%
World computed 43.7%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 30.4%
Eastern Africa computed 23.9%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 38.3%
Overweight in adults — Comoros, by year Comoros All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 44.1 +0.8 pp
2023 43.2 +0.8 pp
2022 42.4 +0.8 pp
2021 41.6 +0.8 pp
2020 40.7 +0.8 pp
2019 39.9 +0.8 pp
2018 39.1 +0.8 pp
2017 38.3 +0.8 pp
2016 37.4 +0.8 pp
2015 36.6 +0.8 pp
2014 35.8 +0.8 pp
2013 35 +0.8 pp
2012 34.2 +0.8 pp
2011 33.4 +0.8 pp
2010 32.6 +0.8 pp
2009 31.9 +0.8 pp
2008 31.1 +0.8 pp
2007 30.2 +0.8 pp
2006 29.4 +0.8 pp
2005 28.6 +0.9 pp
2004 27.7 +0.9 pp
2003 26.9 +0.9 pp
2002 26 +0.8 pp
2001 25.2 +0.8 pp
2000 24.4 +0.8 pp
1999 23.6 +0.8 pp
1998 22.8 +0.8 pp
1997 22 +0.7 pp
1996 21.3 +0.7 pp
1995 20.6 +0.7 pp
1994 19.9 +0.6 pp
1993 19.3 +0.6 pp
1992 18.7 +0.6 pp
1991 18.1 +0.6 pp
1990 17.5 +0.6 pp
1989 16.9 +0.5 pp
1988 16.4 +0.5 pp
1987 15.9 +0.5 pp
1986 15.4 +0.5 pp
1985 14.9 +0.5 pp
1984 14.4 +0.5 pp
1983 14 +0.4 pp
1982 13.5 +0.4 pp
1981 13.1 +0.4 pp
1980 12.7 —

Eastern Africa, 2024

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

ET Ethiopia 11.2 ER Eritrea 14.3 BI Burundi 16.9 MG Madagascar 18.1 RW Rwanda 21.7 SS South Sudan 25.1 MW Malawi 26.1 UG Uganda 26.6 MZ Mozambique 29 DJ Djibouti 30.6 ZM Zambia 31.1 TZ Tanzania 31.8 KE Kenya 32.1 SO Somalia 35.5 ZW Zimbabwe 37 KM Comoros 44.1 MU Mauritius 53.3 SC Seychelles 63.8
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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.

Other indicators for the Comoros

Nutrition Obesity in adults

The share of adults with a body mass index of 30 and above. The WHO series runs from 1980.

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The share of adults with a body mass index below 18.5.

Comoros by year Diseases Probability of dying from noncommunicable diseases

The chance for a thirty-year-old of dying before 70 of cancer, diabetes, heart disease or respiratory disease.

Comoros by year Nutrition Tobacco use prevalence

The share of adults who use tobacco in any form.

Comoros by year Nutrition Access to clean water

The share of the population with access to basic sources of drinking water.

Comoros by year Nutrition Access to basic sanitation

The share of the population with access to improved sanitation and hygiene conditions.

Comoros by year
All indicators for the Comoros