Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Liberia

Overweight in adults in Liberia in 2024 — 39.1%. Ranked 50 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 33.7 pp.

2024 39.1% +1.4 pp vs 2023
World rank 50of 199
Period maximum 39.1%2024
Period minimum 5.4%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Liberia, 1980–202401020304019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 5.4%1981: 5.6%1982: 5.9%1983: 6.2%1984: 6.5%1985: 6.8%1986: 7.1%1987: 7.5%1988: 7.8%1989: 8.2%1990: 8.7%1991: 9.1%1992: 9.6%1993: 10.1%1994: 10.6%1995: 11.2%1996: 11.8%1997: 12.5%1998: 13.2%1999: 13.9%2000: 14.7%2001: 15.5%2002: 16.4%2003: 17.3%2004: 18.2%2005: 19.1%2006: 20%2007: 20.9%2008: 21.8%2009: 22.6%2010: 23.5%2011: 24.3%2012: 25.1%2013: 26%2014: 26.9%2015: 27.9%2016: 28.9%2017: 30%2018: 31.2%2019: 32.4%2020: 33.7%2021: 35%2022: 36.3%2023: 37.7%2024: 39.1%
Change over the period: +33.7 pp Annual average: 0.77 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Liberia 39.1%
World computed 43.7%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 30.4%
Western Africa computed 33.8%
Low-income countries computed 27.7%
Overweight in adults — Liberia, by year Liberia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 39.1 +1.4 pp
2023 37.7 +1.4 pp
2022 36.3 +1.3 pp
2021 35 +1.3 pp
2020 33.7 +1.3 pp
2019 32.4 +1.2 pp
2018 31.2 +1.2 pp
2017 30 +1.1 pp
2016 28.9 +1 pp
2015 27.9 +1 pp
2014 26.9 +0.9 pp
2013 26 +0.9 pp
2012 25.1 +0.8 pp
2011 24.3 +0.8 pp
2010 23.5 +0.8 pp
2009 22.6 +0.9 pp
2008 21.8 +0.9 pp
2007 20.9 +0.9 pp
2006 20 +0.9 pp
2005 19.1 +0.9 pp
2004 18.2 +0.9 pp
2003 17.3 +0.9 pp
2002 16.4 +0.9 pp
2001 15.5 +0.8 pp
2000 14.7 +0.8 pp
1999 13.9 +0.7 pp
1998 13.2 +0.7 pp
1997 12.5 +0.7 pp
1996 11.8 +0.6 pp
1995 11.2 +0.6 pp
1994 10.6 +0.5 pp
1993 10.1 +0.5 pp
1992 9.6 +0.5 pp
1991 9.1 +0.5 pp
1990 8.7 +0.4 pp
1989 8.2 +0.4 pp
1988 7.8 +0.4 pp
1987 7.5 +0.4 pp
1986 7.1 +0.3 pp
1985 6.8 +0.3 pp
1984 6.5 +0.3 pp
1983 6.2 +0.3 pp
1982 5.9 +0.3 pp
1981 5.6 +0.2 pp
1980 5.4

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.