Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Republic of the Congo

Overweight in adults in the Republic of the Congo in 2024 — 31.1%. Ranked 25 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 23.1 pp.

2024 31.1% +0.6 pp vs 2023
World rank 25of 199
Period maximum 31.1%2024
Period minimum 8.1%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Republic of the Congo, 1980–202401020304019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 8.1%1981: 8.4%1982: 8.8%1983: 9.2%1984: 9.6%1985: 10%1986: 10.4%1987: 10.9%1988: 11.4%1989: 11.9%1990: 12.4%1991: 12.9%1992: 13.5%1993: 14%1994: 14.6%1995: 15.2%1996: 15.8%1997: 16.4%1998: 17%1999: 17.6%2000: 18.3%2001: 18.9%2002: 19.5%2003: 20.2%2004: 20.8%2005: 21.3%2006: 21.9%2007: 22.4%2008: 23%2009: 23.4%2010: 23.9%2011: 24.4%2012: 24.8%2013: 25.3%2014: 25.8%2015: 26.3%2016: 26.8%2017: 27.3%2018: 27.8%2019: 28.4%2020: 28.9%2021: 29.4%2022: 30%2023: 30.6%2024: 31.1%
Change over the period: +23.1 pp Annual average: 0.52 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo 31.1%
World computed 43.7%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 30.4%
Middle Africa computed 27.9%
Overweight in adults — Republic of the Congo, by year Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 31.1 +0.6 pp
2023 30.6 +0.6 pp
2022 30 +0.6 pp
2021 29.4 +0.5 pp
2020 28.9 +0.5 pp
2019 28.4 +0.5 pp
2018 27.8 +0.5 pp
2017 27.3 +0.5 pp
2016 26.8 +0.5 pp
2015 26.3 +0.5 pp
2014 25.8 +0.5 pp
2013 25.3 +0.5 pp
2012 24.8 +0.5 pp
2011 24.4 +0.5 pp
2010 23.9 +0.5 pp
2009 23.4 +0.5 pp
2008 23 +0.5 pp
2007 22.4 +0.5 pp
2006 21.9 +0.6 pp
2005 21.3 +0.6 pp
2004 20.8 +0.6 pp
2003 20.2 +0.6 pp
2002 19.5 +0.6 pp
2001 18.9 +0.6 pp
2000 18.3 +0.6 pp
1999 17.6 +0.6 pp
1998 17 +0.6 pp
1997 16.4 +0.6 pp
1996 15.8 +0.6 pp
1995 15.2 +0.6 pp
1994 14.6 +0.6 pp
1993 14 +0.6 pp
1992 13.5 +0.5 pp
1991 12.9 +0.5 pp
1990 12.4 +0.5 pp
1989 11.9 +0.5 pp
1988 11.4 +0.5 pp
1987 10.9 +0.5 pp
1986 10.4 +0.4 pp
1985 10 +0.4 pp
1984 9.6 +0.4 pp
1983 9.2 +0.4 pp
1982 8.8 +0.4 pp
1981 8.4 +0.3 pp
1980 8.1

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.