Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Somalia

Overweight in adults in Somalia in 2024 — 35.5%. Ranked 39 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 24.6 pp.

2024 35.5% +0.8 pp vs 2023
World rank 39of 199
Period maximum 35.5%2024
Period minimum 10.9%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Somalia, 1980–202401020304019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 10.9%1981: 11.1%1982: 11.4%1983: 11.7%1984: 12%1985: 12.3%1986: 12.7%1987: 13%1988: 13.4%1989: 13.8%1990: 14.2%1991: 14.6%1992: 15%1993: 15.5%1994: 15.9%1995: 16.3%1996: 16.8%1997: 17.3%1998: 17.9%1999: 18.4%2000: 19%2001: 19.6%2002: 20.2%2003: 20.9%2004: 21.5%2005: 22.2%2006: 22.8%2007: 23.4%2008: 24.1%2009: 24.7%2010: 25.4%2011: 26%2012: 26.7%2013: 27.4%2014: 28.1%2015: 28.9%2016: 29.6%2017: 30.3%2018: 31.1%2019: 31.8%2020: 32.5%2021: 33.3%2022: 34%2023: 34.8%2024: 35.5%
Change over the period: +24.6 pp Annual average: 0.56 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Somalia 35.5%
World computed 43.7%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 30.4%
Eastern Africa computed 23.9%
Low-income countries computed 27.7%
Overweight in adults — Somalia, by year Somalia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 35.5 +0.8 pp
2023 34.8 +0.8 pp
2022 34 +0.7 pp
2021 33.3 +0.7 pp
2020 32.5 +0.7 pp
2019 31.8 +0.7 pp
2018 31.1 +0.7 pp
2017 30.3 +0.7 pp
2016 29.6 +0.7 pp
2015 28.9 +0.7 pp
2014 28.1 +0.7 pp
2013 27.4 +0.7 pp
2012 26.7 +0.7 pp
2011 26 +0.7 pp
2010 25.4 +0.6 pp
2009 24.7 +0.6 pp
2008 24.1 +0.6 pp
2007 23.4 +0.6 pp
2006 22.8 +0.6 pp
2005 22.2 +0.6 pp
2004 21.5 +0.6 pp
2003 20.9 +0.6 pp
2002 20.2 +0.6 pp
2001 19.6 +0.6 pp
2000 19 +0.6 pp
1999 18.4 +0.6 pp
1998 17.9 +0.5 pp
1997 17.3 +0.5 pp
1996 16.8 +0.5 pp
1995 16.3 +0.5 pp
1994 15.9 +0.4 pp
1993 15.5 +0.4 pp
1992 15 +0.4 pp
1991 14.6 +0.4 pp
1990 14.2 +0.4 pp
1989 13.8 +0.4 pp
1988 13.4 +0.4 pp
1987 13 +0.3 pp
1986 12.7 +0.3 pp
1985 12.3 +0.3 pp
1984 12 +0.3 pp
1983 11.7 +0.3 pp
1982 11.4 +0.3 pp
1981 11.1 +0.3 pp
1980 10.9

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.