India, Dec. 31 -- A new cross-sectional descriptive study published in the journal PLOS One on December 22, 2025, has revealed significant obesity variation in Africa.

South Africa had the highest prevalence at 30.8 per cent, followed by Eswatini (30.1 per cent) and the Seychelles (29.4 per cent), while Ethiopia (2.8 per cent), Madagascar (4.3 per cent), and Eritrea (4.8 per cent) reported the lowest rates.

The top 10 countries by prevalence were South Africa, Eswatini, the Seychelles, Algeria, Mauritania, Lesotho, Gabon, Botswana, Mauritius, and Namibia. The bottom 10 countries included Ethiopia, Madagascar, Eritrea, Rwanda, Burundi, Niger, Central African Republic, Malawi, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Sierra Leone.

The study als...