Which has higher prevalence of obesity, female, Kazakhstan or Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe, at 21.3% against 21.2% in Kazakhstan as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Zimbabwe?

45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (WHO):Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as Prevalence of obesity, female (% of female population ages 18+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kazakhstan vs Zimbabwe: Prevalence of obesity, female

Kazakhstan

21.2%

in 2024

Zimbabwe

21.3%

in 2024

Kazakhstan rank

122nd

Zimbabwe rank

120th

Prevalence of obesity, female over time

Kazakhstan
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 21.3% against 21.2% in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 122nd and Zimbabwe ranks 120th of 196 countries.

Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kazakhstan	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1980s	16.9%	10.0%	7.0%	Kazakhstan
1990s	18.2%	10.4%	7.8%	Kazakhstan
2000s	19.0%	12.7%	6.2%	Kazakhstan
2010s	20.0%	16.7%	3.3%	Kazakhstan
2020s	21.0%	20.3%	0.6%	Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of obesity, female, Kazakhstan or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 21.3% against 21.2% in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of obesity, female between Kazakhstan and Zimbabwe?: 0.1%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Zimbabwe?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Kazakhstan and Zimbabwe rank globally for prevalence of obesity, female?: Kazakhstan ranks 122nd and Zimbabwe ranks 120th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (WHO):Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as Prevalence of obesity, female (% of female population ages 18+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Prevalence of obesity, female (% of female population ages 18+)
Unit: % of female population ages 18+
Source: World Health Organization (WHO):Global Health Observatory Data Repository
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 197 places, 8,862 data points, 1975–2024
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Prevalence of obesity adult is the percentage of adults ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is 30 kg/m² or higher. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.