Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by People > Obesity > Adult obesity rate
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DEFINITION:
This entry gives the percent of a country's population considered to be obese. Obesity is defined as an adult having a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater to or equal to 30.0. BMI is calculated by taking a person's weight in kg and dividing it by the person's squared height in meters.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 31.3% | 2008 | ||
| 2 | Seychelles | 23.9% | 2008 | ||
| 3 | Swaziland | 19.7% | 2008 | ||
| 4 | Mauritius | 18.5% | 2008 | ||
| 5 | Lesotho | 14.6% | 2008 | ||
| 6 | Gabon | 13.9% | 2008 | ||
| 7 | Mauritania | 12.7% | 2008 | ||
| 8 | Botswana | 11.2% | 2008 | ||
| 9 | Equatorial Guinea | 10.6% | 2008 | ||
| 10 | Cameroon | 10.3% | 2008 | ||
| 11 | Cape Verde | 10% | 2008 | ||
| =12 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9.5% | 2008 | ||
| =12 | Namibia | 9.5% | 2008 | ||
| 14 | Djibouti | 9.4% | 2008 | ||
| 15 | The Gambia | 7.9% | 2008 | ||
| 16 | Ghana | 7.5% | 2008 | ||
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 7% | 2008 | ||
| =18 | Sierra Leone | 6.8% | 2008 | ||
| =18 | Senegal | 6.8% | 2008 | ||
| 20 | Nigeria | 6.5% | 2008 | ||
| 21 | Angola | 6.4% | 2008 | ||
| 22 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6.2% | 2008 | ||
| =23 | Sudan | 6% | 2008 | ||
| =23 | Benin | 6% | 2008 | ||
| 25 | Tanzania | 5% | 2008 | ||
| =26 | Mozambique | 4.9% | 2008 | ||
| =26 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.9% | 2008 | ||
| =28 | Liberia | 4.8% | 2008 | ||
| =28 | Somalia | 4.8% | 2008 | ||
| =30 | Guinea | 4.4% | 2008 | ||
| =30 | Comoros | 4.4% | 2008 | ||
| =32 | Malawi | 4.3% | 2008 | ||
| =32 | Rwanda | 4.3% | 2008 | ||
| =32 | Togo | 4.3% | 2008 | ||
| =32 | Mali | 4.3% | 2008 | ||
| =32 | Uganda | 4.3% | 2008 | ||
| 37 | Kenya | 4.2% | 2008 | ||
| 38 | Zambia | 3.6% | 2008 | ||
| 39 | Central African Republic | 3.5% | 2008 | ||
| 40 | Burundi | 2.9% | 2008 | ||
| 41 | Chad | 2.7% | 2008 | ||
| 42 | Niger | 2.4% | 2008 | ||
| 43 | Burkina Faso | 2.3% | 2008 | ||
| 44 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.7% | 2008 | ||
| 45 | Madagascar | 1.6% | 2008 | ||
| 46 | Eritrea | 1.5% | 2008 | ||
| 47 | Ethiopia | 1.1% | 2008 |
