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Overweight in adults — Niger

Overweight in adults in Niger in 2024 — 19.1%. Ranked 6 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 15.4 pp.

2024 19.1% +0.5 pp vs 2023
World rank 6of 199
Period maximum 19.1%2024
Period minimum 3.7%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Niger, 1980–20240510152019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 3.7%1981: 3.9%1982: 4%1983: 4.2%1984: 4.4%1985: 4.6%1986: 4.8%1987: 5%1988: 5.2%1989: 5.5%1990: 5.7%1991: 6%1992: 6.3%1993: 6.6%1994: 6.9%1995: 7.2%1996: 7.6%1997: 7.9%1998: 8.4%1999: 8.8%2000: 9.3%2001: 9.8%2002: 10.3%2003: 10.8%2004: 11.3%2005: 11.8%2006: 12.3%2007: 12.7%2008: 13.2%2009: 13.6%2010: 13.9%2011: 14.3%2012: 14.6%2013: 14.9%2014: 15.3%2015: 15.6%2016: 15.9%2017: 16.3%2018: 16.6%2019: 17%2020: 17.4%2021: 17.8%2022: 18.2%2023: 18.7%2024: 19.1%
Change over the period: +15.4 pp Annual average: 0.35 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Niger 19.1%
World computed 43.7%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 30.4%
Western Africa computed 33.8%
Low-income countries computed 27.7%
Overweight in adults — Niger, by year Niger All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 19.1 +0.5 pp
2023 18.7 +0.4 pp
2022 18.2 +0.4 pp
2021 17.8 +0.4 pp
2020 17.4 +0.4 pp
2019 17 +0.4 pp
2018 16.6 +0.4 pp
2017 16.3 +0.4 pp
2016 15.9 +0.3 pp
2015 15.6 +0.3 pp
2014 15.3 +0.3 pp
2013 14.9 +0.3 pp
2012 14.6 +0.3 pp
2011 14.3 +0.3 pp
2010 13.9 +0.4 pp
2009 13.6 +0.4 pp
2008 13.2 +0.4 pp
2007 12.7 +0.5 pp
2006 12.3 +0.5 pp
2005 11.8 +0.5 pp
2004 11.3 +0.5 pp
2003 10.8 +0.5 pp
2002 10.3 +0.5 pp
2001 9.8 +0.5 pp
2000 9.3 +0.5 pp
1999 8.8 +0.4 pp
1998 8.4 +0.4 pp
1997 7.9 +0.4 pp
1996 7.6 +0.4 pp
1995 7.2 +0.3 pp
1994 6.9 +0.3 pp
1993 6.6 +0.3 pp
1992 6.3 +0.3 pp
1991 6 +0.3 pp
1990 5.7 +0.3 pp
1989 5.5 +0.2 pp
1988 5.2 +0.2 pp
1987 5 +0.2 pp
1986 4.8 +0.2 pp
1985 4.6 +0.2 pp
1984 4.4 +0.2 pp
1983 4.2 +0.2 pp
1982 4 +0.2 pp
1981 3.9 +0.2 pp
1980 3.7 —

Western Africa, 2024

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

NE Niger 19.1 BF Burkina Faso 23.6 SL Sierra Leone 25.3 GN Guinea 30.2 BJ Benin 31.5 SN Senegal 32.7 GW Guinea-Bissau 32.8 TG Togo 33.6 ML Mali 34 GM Gambia 34.2 NG Nigeria 35.8 CI Côte d'Ivoire 36.4 GH Ghana 37.7 LR Liberia 39.1 MR Mauritania 48 CV Cabo Verde 48
Full table for all countries

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.

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