From: Are sub-Saharan African national food and agriculture policies nutrition-sensitive? A case study of Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, and South Africa
Adult obesity (%)
2012
2016
World
11.8
13.1
Africa
11.5
12.8
Northern Africa
23.0
25.2
Sub-Saharan Africa
8.0
9.2
Eastern Africa
5.3
6.4
Middle Africa
6.7
7.9
Southern Africa
25.0
27.1
Western Africa
7.4
8.90