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Overweight in adults — Lesotho

Overweight in adults in Lesotho in 2024 — 42.1%. Ranked 58 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 15.8 pp.

2024 42.1% +0.4 pp vs 2023
World rank 58of 199
Period maximum 42.1%2024
Period minimum 26.3%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Lesotho, 1980–2024253035404519801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 26.3%1981: 26.5%1982: 26.7%1983: 26.9%1984: 27.1%1985: 27.4%1986: 27.8%1987: 28.2%1988: 28.5%1989: 28.8%1990: 29%1991: 29.3%1992: 29.6%1993: 29.9%1994: 30.2%1995: 30.5%1996: 30.9%1997: 31.2%1998: 31.6%1999: 32%2000: 32.4%2001: 32.9%2002: 33.3%2003: 33.7%2004: 34.1%2005: 34.6%2006: 35%2007: 35.4%2008: 35.8%2009: 36.2%2010: 36.5%2011: 36.9%2012: 37.3%2013: 37.7%2014: 38.2%2015: 38.6%2016: 39%2017: 39.4%2018: 39.8%2019: 40.2%2020: 40.6%2021: 41%2022: 41.3%2023: 41.7%2024: 42.1%
Change over the period: +15.8 pp Annual average: 0.36 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Lesotho 42.1%
World computed 43.7%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 30.4%
Southern Africa computed 54.2%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 38.3%
Overweight in adults — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 42.1 +0.4 pp
2023 41.7 +0.4 pp
2022 41.3 +0.4 pp
2021 41 +0.4 pp
2020 40.6 +0.4 pp
2019 40.2 +0.4 pp
2018 39.8 +0.4 pp
2017 39.4 +0.4 pp
2016 39 +0.4 pp
2015 38.6 +0.4 pp
2014 38.2 +0.4 pp
2013 37.7 +0.4 pp
2012 37.3 +0.4 pp
2011 36.9 +0.4 pp
2010 36.5 +0.4 pp
2009 36.2 +0.4 pp
2008 35.8 +0.4 pp
2007 35.4 +0.4 pp
2006 35 +0.4 pp
2005 34.6 +0.4 pp
2004 34.1 +0.4 pp
2003 33.7 +0.4 pp
2002 33.3 +0.4 pp
2001 32.9 +0.4 pp
2000 32.4 +0.4 pp
1999 32 +0.4 pp
1998 31.6 +0.4 pp
1997 31.2 +0.4 pp
1996 30.9 +0.3 pp
1995 30.5 +0.3 pp
1994 30.2 +0.3 pp
1993 29.9 +0.3 pp
1992 29.6 +0.3 pp
1991 29.3 +0.3 pp
1990 29 +0.3 pp
1989 28.8 +0.3 pp
1988 28.5 +0.3 pp
1987 28.2 +0.4 pp
1986 27.8 +0.4 pp
1985 27.4 +0.2 pp
1984 27.1 +0.2 pp
1983 26.9 +0.2 pp
1982 26.7 +0.2 pp
1981 26.5 +0.2 pp
1980 26.3 —

Southern Africa, 2024

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

NA Namibia 38.4 LS Lesotho 42.1 BW Botswana 43.1 ZA South Africa 55.7 SZ Eswatini 57.6
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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 Lesotho

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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.

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

Lesotho by year Nutrition Tobacco use prevalence

The share of adults who use tobacco in any form.

Lesotho by year Nutrition Access to clean water

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

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

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