Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Ethiopia

Overweight in adults in Ethiopia in 2024 — 11.2%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 8.2 pp.

2024 11.2% +0.4 pp vs 2023
World rank 1of 199
Period maximum 11.2%2024
Period minimum 3%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Ethiopia, 1980–202405101519801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 3%1981: 3.1%1982: 3.1%1983: 3.2%1984: 3.2%1985: 3.3%1986: 3.4%1987: 3.4%1988: 3.5%1989: 3.6%1990: 3.7%1991: 3.8%1992: 3.9%1993: 4%1994: 4.1%1995: 4.2%1996: 4.3%1997: 4.4%1998: 4.6%1999: 4.7%2000: 4.9%2001: 5.1%2002: 5.2%2003: 5.4%2004: 5.6%2005: 5.8%2006: 6%2007: 6.2%2008: 6.5%2009: 6.7%2010: 6.9%2011: 7.1%2012: 7.4%2013: 7.7%2014: 8%2015: 8.2%2016: 8.5%2017: 8.8%2018: 9.2%2019: 9.5%2020: 9.8%2021: 10.1%2022: 10.5%2023: 10.8%2024: 11.2%
Change over the period: +8.2 pp Annual average: 0.19 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Ethiopia 11.2%
World computed 43.7%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 30.4%
Eastern Africa computed 23.9%
Low-income countries computed 27.7%
Overweight in adults — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 11.2 +0.4 pp
2023 10.8 +0.4 pp
2022 10.5 +0.3 pp
2021 10.1 +0.3 pp
2020 9.8 +0.3 pp
2019 9.5 +0.3 pp
2018 9.2 +0.3 pp
2017 8.8 +0.3 pp
2016 8.5 +0.3 pp
2015 8.2 +0.3 pp
2014 8 +0.3 pp
2013 7.7 +0.3 pp
2012 7.4 +0.3 pp
2011 7.1 +0.2 pp
2010 6.9 +0.2 pp
2009 6.7 +0.2 pp
2008 6.5 +0.2 pp
2007 6.2 +0.2 pp
2006 6 +0.2 pp
2005 5.8 +0.2 pp
2004 5.6 +0.2 pp
2003 5.4 +0.2 pp
2002 5.2 +0.2 pp
2001 5.1 +0.2 pp
2000 4.9 +0.2 pp
1999 4.7 +0.2 pp
1998 4.6 +0.1 pp
1997 4.4 +0.1 pp
1996 4.3 +0.1 pp
1995 4.2 +0.1 pp
1994 4.1 +0.1 pp
1993 4 +0.1 pp
1992 3.9 +0.1 pp
1991 3.8 +0.1 pp
1990 3.7 +0.1 pp
1989 3.6 +0.1 pp
1988 3.5 +0.1 pp
1987 3.4 +0.1 pp
1986 3.4 +0.1 pp
1985 3.3 +0.1 pp
1984 3.2 +0.1 pp
1983 3.2 +0.1 pp
1982 3.1 +0.1 pp
1981 3.1 +0 pp
1980 3

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.