Child adolescent obesity in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Child adolescent obesity was 14.61 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Child adolescent obesity in Equatorial Guinea, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child adolescent obesity in Equatorial Guinea is 14.61, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child adolescent obesity in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 14.61 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.86, in 1980.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 152nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.31 | 2.86 | 3.89 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.99 | 4.06 | 6.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.75 | 6.34 | 9.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.04 | 9.57 | 12.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.79 | 12.99 | 14.61 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 149 Democratic Republic of Congo 15.11 compare
- 150 Cameroon 15.07 compare
- 151 Central African Republic 14.64 compare
- 153 Philippines 14.61 compare
- 154 Cambodia 14.12 compare
- 155 Sao Tome and Principe 14.1 compare
More health data for Equatorial Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 843 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 863.6 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 22,230 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 23,814 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 24,258 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 23,451 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 23,876 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 23,073 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child adolescent obesity in Equatorial Guinea?
- Child adolescent obesity in Equatorial Guinea was 14.61 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child adolescent obesity recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 14.61 in 2024.
- What is the lowest child adolescent obesity recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.86 in 1980.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for child adolescent obesity?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 152nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child adolescent obesity rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child adolescent obesity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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