Key Market Indicators
By 2026, Central African adults are expected to have an overweight rate of 29.7 percent. This is a 0.9-point increase from 2021, when 28 percent of adults were considered overweight. Since 1980, Central African overweight rates have grown at an average rate of 1.3 points per year. In 2021, Central African overweight prevalence ranked 162nd in the world. Mozambique overtook Central African adults in overweight prevalence with 28 percent. Other countries in the top four were the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Kiribati.
