Adult obesity in Comoros

In Comoros, 16.8% of adults were obese in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1980.

Measure: Obesity among adults (age-standardised) Unit: % of adults aged 18+ Data: 1980 to 2024 Source: WHO
Comoros, 2024 16.8% % of adults aged 18+
Change from 2023 +0.6percentage points 2023: 16.2%
Position in 2024 135th of 196 See the full ranking

Adult obesity in Comoros over time

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% of adults aged 18+. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Obesity among adults (age-standardised) (% of adults aged 18+), 2000 to 2024
Period Comoros
2024 16.8%
2023 16.2%
2022 15.6%
2021 15.1%
2020 14.5%
2019 14.0%
2018 13.5%
2017 13.0%
2016 12.5%
2015 12.1%
2014 11.6%
2013 11.2%
2012 10.8%
2011 10.4%
2010 9.9%
2009 9.5%
2008 9.1%
2007 8.7%
2006 8.3%
2005 7.9%
2004 7.5%
2003 7.1%
2002 6.7%
2001 6.3%
2000 6.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 16.2% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 11.6%, the figure has changed by +5.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 196 countries with data for 2024, Comoros has the 135th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
NCD_BMI_30A · dataset details · view at source
Selection
Dim2=AGEGROUP_YEARS18-PLUS
Observation period
1980 to 2024 for Comoros
Provider update
27 May 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory