Overweight in adults in South Africa in 2024 — 55.7%. Ranked 95 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 25.2 pp.
1980–2024 · % of adults
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 55.7 | +0.2 pp |
| 2023 | 55.5 | +0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 55.4 | +0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 55.2 | +0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 55.1 | +0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 54.9 | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 54.8 | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 54.7 | +0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 54.5 | +0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 54.3 | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 54.2 | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 54.1 | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 54 | +0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 53.8 | +0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 53.5 | +0.3 pp |
| 2009 | 53.2 | +0.4 pp |
| 2008 | 52.9 | +0.5 pp |
| 2007 | 52.4 | +0.5 pp |
| 2006 | 51.8 | +0.6 pp |
| 2005 | 51.2 | +0.7 pp |
| 2004 | 50.6 | +0.7 pp |
| 2003 | 49.9 | +0.7 pp |
| 2002 | 49.2 | +0.7 pp |
| 2001 | 48.4 | +0.8 pp |
| 2000 | 47.7 | +0.8 pp |
| 1999 | 46.9 | +0.8 pp |
| 1998 | 46.1 | +0.8 pp |
| 1997 | 45.2 | +1.1 pp |
| 1996 | 44.1 | +1.3 pp |
| 1995 | 42.8 | +1.4 pp |
| 1994 | 41.4 | +0.9 pp |
| 1993 | 40.5 | +0.6 pp |
| 1992 | 39.9 | +1 pp |
| 1991 | 38.9 | +0.8 pp |
| 1990 | 38.1 | +0.8 pp |
| 1989 | 37.2 | +0.8 pp |
| 1988 | 36.4 | +0.8 pp |
| 1987 | 35.6 | +0.8 pp |
| 1986 | 34.9 | +0.8 pp |
| 1985 | 34.1 | +0.8 pp |
| 1984 | 33.3 | +0.7 pp |
| 1983 | 32.6 | +0.7 pp |
| 1982 | 31.9 | +0.7 pp |
| 1981 | 31.2 | +0.7 pp |
| 1980 | 30.5 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
The share of adults with a body mass index of 30 and above. The WHO series runs from 1980.
Nutrition Underweight in adultsThe share of adults with a body mass index below 18.5.
Diseases Probability of dying from noncommunicable diseasesThe chance for a thirty-year-old of dying before 70 of cancer, diabetes, heart disease or respiratory disease.
Nutrition Tobacco use prevalenceThe share of adults who use tobacco in any form.
Nutrition Access to clean waterThe share of the population with access to basic sources of drinking water.
Nutrition Access to basic sanitationThe share of the population with access to improved sanitation and hygiene conditions.
