Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Guyana
Guyana: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 30.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
30.1%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
65th
of 198 countries
All-time high
30.1%
in 2024
All-time low
6.1%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Guyana, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Guyana stood at 30.1%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Guyana peaked at 30.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1980.
Guyana ranks 65th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.1% | — |
| 1981 | 6.3% | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 6.6% | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 6.9% | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 7.1% | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 7.4% | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 7.8% | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 8.1% | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 8.4% | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 8.8% | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 9.2% | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 9.6% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 10.0% | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 10.4% | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 10.9% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 11.3% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 11.8% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 12.4% | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 12.9% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 13.5% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 14.0% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 14.6% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 15.2% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 15.8% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 16.4% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 17.0% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 17.6% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 18.8% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 19.4% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 20.7% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 21.3% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 22.0% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 22.7% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 24.2% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 26.3% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 27.1% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 27.8% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 28.6% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 29.4% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 30.1% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.3% | 6.1% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.2% | 9.2% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 14.0% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 20.0% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 27.1% | 30.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Guyana?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Guyana was 30.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1980.
- How does Guyana rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Guyana ranks 65th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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