06.02.13.04. The proportion of the population considered to be obese? | Kenya
06.02.13.04. The proportion of the population considered to be obese? | Kenya
01 Apr 2022
According to the 2014 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (2014 KDHS), 33% of women are either overweight or obese with 10% of them being obese (Obudho et al., 2015). The focus is mostly on women and children under five with no focus on the older person or men. More recent (2016) reveal an adult prevalence rate of obesity at 7.1% (Index Mundi, 2019c).
References:
Index Mundi. (2019c). Kenya Obesity – adult prevalence rate. https://www.indexmundi.com/kenya/demographics_profile.html
Obudho, M., Munguti, J. N., Bore, J. K., & Kakinyi, M. (2015). Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Nairobi, Kenya. https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/fr308/fr308.pdf