Child adolescent obesity in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Child adolescent obesity was 12.19 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Child adolescent obesity in Sierra Leone, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, child adolescent obesity in Sierra Leone stood at 12.19. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child adolescent obesity in Sierra Leone peaked at 12.19 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.15, in 1980.
That places Sierra Leone 169th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 4.84 | 4.15 | 5.67 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.09 | 5.89 | 8.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.99 | 8.72 | 10.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4 | 11.06 | 11.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.03 | 11.88 | 12.19 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 166 Sri Lanka 12.36 compare
- 167 Benin 12.27 compare
- 168 Uzbekistan 12.21 compare
- 170 South Sudan 11.86 compare
- 171 Tajikistan 11.81 compare
- 172 India 11.53 compare
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,199 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,209 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 79,693 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 79,021 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 82,252 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 81,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 84,700 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 83,425 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child adolescent obesity in Sierra Leone?
- Child adolescent obesity in Sierra Leone was 12.19 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child adolescent obesity recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 12.19 in 2024.
- What is the lowest child adolescent obesity recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.15 in 1980.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for child adolescent obesity?
- Sierra Leone ranks 169th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child adolescent obesity rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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