Overweight adults in South Africa

Nearby in the ranking

99. Armenia 55.4%
100. Belarus 55.4%
101. Finland 55.3%
102. South Africa 55.1%
103. Morocco 55.0%
104. Malaysia 54.9%
105. Slovenia 54.9%

More about South Africa

• Life expectancy
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• Mothers dying in childbirth
• Health spending per person
• Measles vaccination
• Stunted children
• Overweight children
• Homes with piped water
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About the data

Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.

Unit

% of adults (BMI ≥ 25)

Years

1990–2022

Data as of

2026-09-28

Source

World Bank

License

CC BY 4.0

Credit

World Bank, Health Nutrition and Population Statistics (SH.STA.OWAD.ZS), CC BY 4.0