Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Tanzania

Overweight in adults in Tanzania in 2024 — 31.8%. Ranked 29 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 24.2 pp.

2024 31.8% +0.9 pp vs 2023
World rank 29of 199
Period maximum 31.8%2024
Period minimum 7.7%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Tanzania, 1980–202401020304019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 7.7%1981: 7.9%1982: 8.1%1983: 8.4%1984: 8.6%1985: 8.9%1986: 9.2%1987: 9.5%1988: 9.8%1989: 10.1%1990: 10.4%1991: 10.8%1992: 11.1%1993: 11.5%1994: 11.9%1995: 12.3%1996: 12.7%1997: 13.2%1998: 13.6%1999: 14.2%2000: 14.7%2001: 15.2%2002: 15.8%2003: 16.4%2004: 17%2005: 17.6%2006: 18.2%2007: 18.8%2008: 19.5%2009: 20.1%2010: 20.8%2011: 21.5%2012: 22.2%2013: 23%2014: 23.7%2015: 24.5%2016: 25.2%2017: 26%2018: 26.8%2019: 27.6%2020: 28.4%2021: 29.2%2022: 30.1%2023: 30.9%2024: 31.8%
Change over the period: +24.2 pp Annual average: 0.55 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Tanzania 31.8%
World computed 43.7%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 30.4%
Eastern Africa computed 23.9%
Overweight in adults — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 31.8 +0.9 pp
2023 30.9 +0.9 pp
2022 30.1 +0.8 pp
2021 29.2 +0.8 pp
2020 28.4 +0.8 pp
2019 27.6 +0.8 pp
2018 26.8 +0.8 pp
2017 26 +0.8 pp
2016 25.2 +0.8 pp
2015 24.5 +0.8 pp
2014 23.7 +0.7 pp
2013 23 +0.7 pp
2012 22.2 +0.7 pp
2011 21.5 +0.7 pp
2010 20.8 +0.7 pp
2009 20.1 +0.7 pp
2008 19.5 +0.6 pp
2007 18.8 +0.6 pp
2006 18.2 +0.6 pp
2005 17.6 +0.6 pp
2004 17 +0.6 pp
2003 16.4 +0.6 pp
2002 15.8 +0.6 pp
2001 15.2 +0.5 pp
2000 14.7 +0.5 pp
1999 14.2 +0.5 pp
1998 13.6 +0.5 pp
1997 13.2 +0.5 pp
1996 12.7 +0.4 pp
1995 12.3 +0.4 pp
1994 11.9 +0.4 pp
1993 11.5 +0.4 pp
1992 11.1 +0.4 pp
1991 10.8 +0.3 pp
1990 10.4 +0.3 pp
1989 10.1 +0.3 pp
1988 9.8 +0.3 pp
1987 9.5 +0.3 pp
1986 9.2 +0.3 pp
1985 8.9 +0.3 pp
1984 8.6 +0.3 pp
1983 8.4 +0.2 pp
1982 8.1 +0.2 pp
1981 7.9 +0.2 pp
1980 7.7

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.