Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 18.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Equatorial Guinea, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Equatorial Guinea stood at 18.8%. 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 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 18.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 1980.
That places Equatorial Guinea 128th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 (crude estimate) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.2% | — |
| 1981 | 3.3% | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 3.5% | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 3.7% | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 3.8% | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 4.0% | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 4.2% | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 4.4% | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 4.6% | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 4.9% | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 5.2% | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 5.5% | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 5.8% | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 6.1% | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 6.5% | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 6.8% | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 7.2% | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 7.5% | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 7.9% | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 8.3% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 8.7% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 9.2% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 9.6% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 15.6% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 18.3% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 18.8% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.0% | 3.2% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 5.2% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 8.7% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 12.3% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 16.6% | 18.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Equatorial Guinea?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Equatorial Guinea was 18.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 1980.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 128th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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