Adult Obesity Rate in Tanzania
Latest available observation · 2024
11.51%
% of adults 18+ (age-standardized)
Data nature: modelled
Among 190 countries with comparable values, Tanzania ranks 157.
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What the data says
Tanzania's latest available adult obesity rate value is 11.51%, reported for 2024.
Among 190 countries with comparable values, Tanzania ranks 157.
This rank describes the available comparable sample and is not a complete ranking of every country.
Rank 1 is the highest age-standardized adult obesity prevalence, not the least healthy country. A higher rank does not mean a less healthy country. A lower rank does not mean a healthier country.
The comparable-sample median is 22.21%.
This value is classified as modelled data.
Higher age-standardized adult obesity prevalence (BMI ≥ 30).
This indicator is descriptive. A higher or lower figure is not a quality verdict.
Source & how to read it
Read the full definition, source notes, and methodology for Adult Obesity Rate.
- Source
- WHO Global Health Observatory (NCD-RisC)
- Original producer
- NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC)
- License
- CC BY 4.0
- Unit
- % of adults 18+ (age-standardized)
- Period
- 2024
- Data nature
- modelled
This modelled value is labelled by how it was produced, not by how complete the map is. What observed, estimated, calculated, derived, and modelled mean