In 2016, male obesity prevalence for Uganda was 1.8 %. Between 1997 and 2016, male obesity prevalence of Uganda grew substantially from 0.6 to 1.8 % rising at an increasing annual rate that reached a maximum of 16.67% in 1998 and then decreased to 5.88% in 2016.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health. A crude population measure of obesity is the body mass index (BMI), a person’s weight (in kilograms) divided by the square of his or her height (in metres). A person with a BMI of 30 or more is generally considered obese. A person with a BMI equal to or more than 25 is considered overweight. Overweight and obesity are major risk factors for a number of chronic diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Once considered a problem only in high income countries, overweight and obesity are now dramatically on the rise in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in urban settings.
| Date | Value | Change, % |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1.8 | 5.88% |
| 2015 | 1.7 | 6.25% |
| 2014 | 1.6 | 6.67% |
| 2013 | 1.5 | 0.00% |
| 2012 | 1.5 | 7.14% |
| 2011 | 1.4 | 7.69% |
| 2010 | 1.3 | 8.33% |
| 2009 | 1.2 | 0.00% |
| 2008 | 1.2 | 9.09% |
| 2007 | 1.1 | 10.00% |
| 2006 | 1.0 | 0.00% |
| 2005 | 1.0 |