Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Zimbabwe

Overweight in adults in Zimbabwe in 2024 — 37%. Ranked 43 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 16.3 pp.

2024 37% +0.7 pp vs 2023
World rank 43of 199
Period maximum 37%2024
Period minimum 20.7%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Zimbabwe, 1980–2024202530354019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 20.7%1981: 21%1982: 21.1%1983: 21.3%1984: 21.3%1985: 21.4%1986: 21.5%1987: 21.6%1988: 21.6%1989: 21.8%1990: 21.9%1991: 22%1992: 22%1993: 22.1%1994: 22.3%1995: 22.5%1996: 22.8%1997: 23%1998: 23.3%1999: 23.6%2000: 24%2001: 24.3%2002: 24.7%2003: 25.1%2004: 25.6%2005: 26%2006: 26.4%2007: 26.9%2008: 27.3%2009: 27.8%2010: 28.3%2011: 28.8%2012: 29.4%2013: 30%2014: 30.6%2015: 31.2%2016: 31.8%2017: 32.4%2018: 33.1%2019: 33.7%2020: 34.4%2021: 35%2022: 35.7%2023: 36.3%2024: 37%
Change over the period: +16.3 pp Annual average: 0.37 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Zimbabwe 37%
World computed 43.7%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 30.4%
Eastern Africa computed 23.9%
Overweight in adults — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 37 +0.7 pp
2023 36.3 +0.7 pp
2022 35.7 +0.7 pp
2021 35 +0.7 pp
2020 34.4 +0.7 pp
2019 33.7 +0.6 pp
2018 33.1 +0.6 pp
2017 32.4 +0.6 pp
2016 31.8 +0.6 pp
2015 31.2 +0.6 pp
2014 30.6 +0.6 pp
2013 30 +0.6 pp
2012 29.4 +0.6 pp
2011 28.8 +0.5 pp
2010 28.3 +0.5 pp
2009 27.8 +0.5 pp
2008 27.3 +0.5 pp
2007 26.9 +0.4 pp
2006 26.4 +0.4 pp
2005 26 +0.4 pp
2004 25.6 +0.4 pp
2003 25.1 +0.4 pp
2002 24.7 +0.4 pp
2001 24.3 +0.4 pp
2000 24 +0.4 pp
1999 23.6 +0.3 pp
1998 23.3 +0.3 pp
1997 23 +0.3 pp
1996 22.8 +0.2 pp
1995 22.5 +0.2 pp
1994 22.3 +0.2 pp
1993 22.1 +0.1 pp
1992 22 +0 pp
1991 22 +0.1 pp
1990 21.9 +0.1 pp
1989 21.8 +0.1 pp
1988 21.6 +0.1 pp
1987 21.6 +0.1 pp
1986 21.5 +0.1 pp
1985 21.4 +0.1 pp
1984 21.3 +0.1 pp
1983 21.3 +0.1 pp
1982 21.1 +0.1 pp
1981 21 +0.3 pp
1980 20.7

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.