Adult obesity in Namibia
In Namibia, 18.3% of adults were obese in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1980.
Namibia, 2024
18.3%
Change from 2023
+0.4percentage points
Position in 2024
124th of 196
Adult obesity in Namibia 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.
| Period | Namibia |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 18.3% |
| 2023 | 17.9% |
| 2022 | 17.5% |
| 2021 | 17.1% |
| 2020 | 16.7% |
| 2019 | 16.4% |
| 2018 | 16.0% |
| 2017 | 15.7% |
| 2016 | 15.4% |
| 2015 | 15.1% |
| 2014 | 14.7% |
| 2013 | 14.5% |
| 2012 | 14.2% |
| 2011 | 13.9% |
| 2010 | 13.6% |
| 2009 | 13.3% |
| 2008 | 13.0% |
| 2007 | 12.6% |
| 2006 | 12.3% |
| 2005 | 11.9% |
| 2004 | 11.5% |
| 2003 | 11.1% |
| 2002 | 10.6% |
| 2001 | 10.2% |
| 2000 | 9.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 17.9% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 14.7%, the figure has changed by +3.5 percentage points.
- Among the 196 countries with data for 2024, Namibia has the 124th highest value.
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UHC service coverage
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