Analysis of trends in overweight and obesity for countries with four or more data points
| Country | p Value | Nature of trend | |||||
| Ghana | 1993 | 1998 | 2003 | 2008 | 2014 | ||
| Overweight | |||||||
| (%) | 17.9 | 17.0 | 24.8 | 26.2 | 30.4 | <0.05 | ↗ |
| (95% CI) | 17.9, 18.2 | 13.6, 21.1 | 21.3, 28.7 | 24.2, 28.3 | 26.3, 34.9 | ||
| Obesity | |||||||
| (%) | 7.7 | 13.8 | 17.9 | 14.2 | 22.0 | <0.05 | ↗ |
| (95% CI) | 7.0, 8.5 | 10.6, 17.8 | 14.7, 21.5 | 12.7, 15.8 | 18.3, 26.3 | ||
| Egypt | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2008 | 2014 | ||
| Overweight | |||||||
| (%) | 35.5 | 35.0 | 40.6 | 39.1 | 44.2 | <0.05 | ↗ |
| (95% CI) | 32.9, 38.2 | 32.7, 37.3 | 38.2, 43.2 | 36.7, 41.6 | 42.0, 46.5 | ||
| Obesity | |||||||
| (%) | 34.2 | 29.6 | 39.1 | 41.2 | 39.2 | <0.05 | ↗ |
| (95% CI) | 31.0, 37.6 | 26.7, 32.7 | 36.4, 42.0 | 38.6, 43.9 | 36.6, 41.8 | ||
| Kenya | 1993 | 1998 | 2003 | 2008 | 2014 | ||
| Overweight | |||||||
| (%) | 19.5 | 19.0 | 26.6 | 27.5 | 28.9 | <0.05 | ↗ |
| (95% CI) | 15.0, 24.9 | 15.4, 23.3 | 23.3, 30.3 | 22.8, 32.9 | 26.1, 31.9 | ||
| Obesity | |||||||
| (%) | 6.4 | 5.1 | 10.7 | 10.5 | 15.0 | <0.05 | ↗ |
| (95% CI) | 4.1, 9.8 | 3.3, 7.9 | 8.1, 14.1 | 7.7, 14.3 | 12.7, 17.6 | ||
| Zambia | 1992 | 1996 | 2001 | 2007 | 2013 | ||
| Overweight | |||||||
| (%) | 17.3 | 15.7 | 12.1 | 22.0 | 23.1 | <0.05 | ↗ |
| (95% CI) | 15.2, 19.6 | 13.8, 17.9 | 10.3, 14.2 | 18.9, 25.4 | 21.2, 25.2 | ||
| Obesity | |||||||
| (%) | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 8.4 | 11.5 | <0.05 | ↗ |
| (95% CI) | 3.8, 6.4 | 3.4, 5.7 | 3.2, 5.9 | 6.6, 10.5 | 9.8, 13.5 | ||
| Burkina Faso | 1993 | 1998 | 2003 | 2010 | – | ||
| Overweight | – | ||||||
| (%) | 14.0 | 15.2 | 21.1 | 16.5 | – | >0.05 | → |
| (95% CI) | 12.0, 16.3 | 12.2, 18.7 | 18.2, 24.3 | 13.8, 19.5 | – | ||
| Obesity | – | ||||||
| (%) | 3.8 | 6.0 | 8.3 | 9.5 | – | <0.05 | ↗ |
| (95% CI) | 2.7, 5.2 | 4.3, 8.4 | 5.7, 11.8 | 7.2, 12.3 | – | ||
| Benin | 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | – | ||
| Overweight | – | ||||||
| (%) | 9.9 | 14.8 | 17.2 | 24.6 | – | <0.05 | ↗ |
| (95% CI) | 7.3, 13.4 | 12.3, 17.6 | 15.5, 18.9 | 22.7, 26.7 | – | ||
| Obesity | – | ||||||
| (%) | 4.7 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 10.5 | – | <0.05 | ↗ |
| (95% CI) | 3.1, 7.0 | 7.4, 11.3 | 7.1, 9.7 | 8.9, 12.4 | – | ||
| Mali | 1995 | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | – | ||
| Overweight | – | ||||||
| (%) | 14.9 | 21.6 | 21.0 | 22.5 | – | <0.05 | ↗ |
| (95% CI) | 12.6, 17.4 | 18.4, 25.1 | 18.3, 23.9 | 19.1, 26.4 | – | ||
| Obesity | – | ||||||
| (%) | 4.3 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 14.4 | – | <0.05 | ↗ |
| (95% CI) | 3.1, 5.8 | 6.9, 11.1 | 7.7, 11.4 | 11.7, 17.5 | – | ||
| Malawi | 1992 | 2000 | 2004 | 2010 | – | ||
| Overweight | – | ||||||
| (%) | 15.8 | 15.9 | 15.4 | 16.4 | – | >0.05 | → |
| (95% CI) | 12.3, 20.0 | 13.1, 19.1 | 12.1, 19.5 | 12.7, 21.1 | – | ||
| Obesity | – | ||||||
| (%) | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 12.1 | – | <0.05 | ↗ |
| (95% CI) | 2.6, 6.4 | 2.0, 5.1 | 2.8, 6.7 | 8.2, 17.5 | – | ||
| Niger | 1992 | 1998 | 2006 | 2012 | – | ||
| Overweight | – | ||||||
| (%) | 19.2 | 19.0 | 32.0 | 32.23 | – | <0.05 | ↗ |
| (95% CI) | 16.8, 22.0 | 15.5, 23.0 | 27.8, 36.6 | 28.5, 36.3 | – | ||
| Obesity | – | ||||||
| (%) | 6.1 | 7.0 | 12.1 | 14.4 | – | <0.05 | ↗ |
| (95% CI) | 4.9, 7.6 | 5.2, 9.3 | 9.4, 15.4 | 11.7, 17.6 | – | ||
| Rwanda | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2014 | – | ||
| Overweight | – | ||||||
| (%) | 24.4 | 14.4 | 23.3 | 31.1 | – | <0.05 | ↗ |
| (95% CI) | 23.1,25.6 | 11.0, 18.8 | 19.4, 27.6 | 26.5, 36.1 | – | ||
| Obesity | – | ||||||
| (%) | 6.8 | 4.5 | 7.5 | 12.6 | – | <0.05 | ↗ |
| (95% CI) | 6.1,7.3 | 2.6, 7.8 | 4.9, 11.4 | 10.0, 15.7 | – | ||
| Tanzania | 1991 | 1996 | 2004 | 2009 | – | ||
| Overweight | – | ||||||
| (%) | 14.1 | 20.5 | 18.9 | 21.0 | – | <0.05 | ↗ |
| (95% CI) | 11.1, 17.8 | 20.1, 20.9 | 18.5, 19.3 | 20.4, 22.2 | – | ||
| Obesity | – | ||||||
| (%) | 3.6 | 7.8 | 9.7 | 11.8 | – | <0.05 | ↗ |
| (95% CI) | 2.4, 5.3 | 7.2, 7.9 | 9.4, 10.1 | 11.1, 12.1 | – | ||
| Uganda | 1995 | 2000 | 2006 | 2011 | – | ||
| Overweight | – | ||||||
| (%) | 14.1 | 22.7 | 23.7 | 25.4 | – | <0.05 | ↗ |
| (95% CI) | 11.1, 17.8 | 18.9, 26.9 | 16.9, 32.2 | 20.0, 31.7 | – | ||
| Obesity | – | ||||||
| (%) | 5.6 | 5.5 | 10.0 | 11.4 | – | <0.05 | ↗ |
| (95% CI) | 4.2, 7.6 | 4.0, 7.6 | 5.2, 18.3 | 7.8, 16.4 | – | ||
| Zimbabwe | 1994 | 1999 | 2005 | 2010 | – | ||
| Overweight | – | ||||||
| (%) | 28.2 | 23.1 | 25.1 | 26.5 | – | >0.05 | → |
| (95% CI) | 23.3, 33.7 | 21.0, 25.4 | 22.0, 28.5 | 23.5, 29.7 | – | ||
| Obesity | – | ||||||
| (%) | 12.7 | 11.5 | 10.3 | 18.5 | – | >0.05 | ↗ |
| (95% CI) | 9.6, 16.7 | 10.0, 13.2 | 8.6, 12.4 | 15.5, 21.9 | – |
p denotes significance level.
↗, increasing; ↘, decreasing; →, stable.