Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Mozambique

Overweight in adults in Mozambique in 2024 — 29%. Ranked 20 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 22.2 pp.

2024 29% +0.9 pp vs 2023
World rank 20of 199
Period maximum 29%2024
Period minimum 6.9%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Mozambique, 1980–2024010203019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 6.9%1981: 7%1982: 7.2%1983: 7.4%1984: 7.6%1985: 7.8%1986: 8%1987: 8.3%1988: 8.5%1989: 8.7%1990: 9%1991: 9.3%1992: 9.6%1993: 9.9%1994: 10.2%1995: 10.5%1996: 10.8%1997: 11.2%1998: 11.6%1999: 12.1%2000: 12.5%2001: 13%2002: 13.5%2003: 14%2004: 14.6%2005: 15.1%2006: 15.7%2007: 16.3%2008: 16.8%2009: 17.4%2010: 18.1%2011: 18.7%2012: 19.4%2013: 20.1%2014: 20.8%2015: 21.6%2016: 22.4%2017: 23.2%2018: 24%2019: 24.8%2020: 25.6%2021: 26.4%2022: 27.3%2023: 28.1%2024: 29%
Change over the period: +22.2 pp Annual average: 0.5 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Mozambique 29%
World computed 43.7%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 30.4%
Eastern Africa computed 23.9%
Low-income countries computed 27.7%
Overweight in adults — Mozambique, by year Mozambique All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 29 +0.9 pp
2023 28.1 +0.9 pp
2022 27.3 +0.9 pp
2021 26.4 +0.8 pp
2020 25.6 +0.8 pp
2019 24.8 +0.8 pp
2018 24 +0.8 pp
2017 23.2 +0.8 pp
2016 22.4 +0.8 pp
2015 21.6 +0.8 pp
2014 20.8 +0.7 pp
2013 20.1 +0.7 pp
2012 19.4 +0.7 pp
2011 18.7 +0.6 pp
2010 18.1 +0.6 pp
2009 17.4 +0.6 pp
2008 16.8 +0.6 pp
2007 16.3 +0.6 pp
2006 15.7 +0.6 pp
2005 15.1 +0.6 pp
2004 14.6 +0.5 pp
2003 14 +0.5 pp
2002 13.5 +0.5 pp
2001 13 +0.5 pp
2000 12.5 +0.5 pp
1999 12.1 +0.4 pp
1998 11.6 +0.4 pp
1997 11.2 +0.4 pp
1996 10.8 +0.3 pp
1995 10.5 +0.3 pp
1994 10.2 +0.3 pp
1993 9.9 +0.3 pp
1992 9.6 +0.3 pp
1991 9.3 +0.3 pp
1990 9 +0.3 pp
1989 8.7 +0.2 pp
1988 8.5 +0.2 pp
1987 8.3 +0.2 pp
1986 8 +0.2 pp
1985 7.8 +0.2 pp
1984 7.6 +0.2 pp
1983 7.4 +0.2 pp
1982 7.2 +0.2 pp
1981 7 +0.2 pp
1980 6.9

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.