Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Sao Tome and Principe

Overweight in adults in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024 — 44.5%. Ranked 61 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 35.3 pp.

2024 44.5% +0.9 pp vs 2023
World rank 61of 199
Period maximum 44.5%2024
Period minimum 9.2%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Sao Tome and Principe, 1980–2024020406019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 9.2%1981: 9.6%1982: 10.1%1983: 10.6%1984: 11.1%1985: 11.6%1986: 12.2%1987: 12.7%1988: 13.3%1989: 14%1990: 14.6%1991: 15.3%1992: 16.1%1993: 16.8%1994: 17.6%1995: 18.5%1996: 19.4%1997: 20.3%1998: 21.3%1999: 22.3%2000: 23.4%2001: 24.5%2002: 25.6%2003: 26.7%2004: 27.7%2005: 28.8%2006: 29.8%2007: 30.7%2008: 31.6%2009: 32.5%2010: 33.3%2011: 34%2012: 34.7%2013: 35.4%2014: 36.2%2015: 36.9%2016: 37.7%2017: 38.5%2018: 39.3%2019: 40.1%2020: 41%2021: 41.9%2022: 42.7%2023: 43.6%2024: 44.5%
Change over the period: +35.3 pp Annual average: 0.8 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe 44.5%
World computed 43.7%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 30.4%
Middle Africa computed 27.9%
Overweight in adults — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 44.5 +0.9 pp
2023 43.6 +0.9 pp
2022 42.7 +0.9 pp
2021 41.9 +0.9 pp
2020 41 +0.9 pp
2019 40.1 +0.8 pp
2018 39.3 +0.8 pp
2017 38.5 +0.8 pp
2016 37.7 +0.8 pp
2015 36.9 +0.8 pp
2014 36.2 +0.7 pp
2013 35.4 +0.7 pp
2012 34.7 +0.7 pp
2011 34 +0.7 pp
2010 33.3 +0.8 pp
2009 32.5 +0.8 pp
2008 31.6 +0.9 pp
2007 30.7 +1 pp
2006 29.8 +1 pp
2005 28.8 +1 pp
2004 27.7 +1.1 pp
2003 26.7 +1.1 pp
2002 25.6 +1.1 pp
2001 24.5 +1.1 pp
2000 23.4 +1.1 pp
1999 22.3 +1 pp
1998 21.3 +1 pp
1997 20.3 +0.9 pp
1996 19.4 +0.9 pp
1995 18.5 +0.8 pp
1994 17.6 +0.8 pp
1993 16.8 +0.8 pp
1992 16.1 +0.7 pp
1991 15.3 +0.7 pp
1990 14.6 +0.7 pp
1989 14 +0.6 pp
1988 13.3 +0.6 pp
1987 12.7 +0.6 pp
1986 12.2 +0.6 pp
1985 11.6 +0.5 pp
1984 11.1 +0.5 pp
1983 10.6 +0.5 pp
1982 10.1 +0.5 pp
1981 9.6 +0.4 pp
1980 9.2

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.