Share of men who are overweight or obese in Eritrea
Eritrea: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 12.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or obese in Eritrea, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of men who are overweight or obese in Eritrea stood at 12.4%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in Eritrea peaked at 12.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 1980.
That places Eritrea 198th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.6% | 4.1% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 5.3% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 6.9% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 8.4% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 10.8% | 12.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 195 East Timor 13.6% compare
- 196 Sierra Leone 13.4% compare
- 197 Rwanda 12.8% compare
- 199 Ethiopia 8.1% compare
More reference data data for Eritrea
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.03 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6441 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.4557 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.253 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.3232 °C (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
- Democracy 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in Eritrea?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Eritrea was 12.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 1980.
- How does Eritrea rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Eritrea ranks 198th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in metres squared.