Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 7.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Sierra Leone, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Sierra Leone is 7.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Sierra Leone peaked at 7.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1980.
Sierra Leone ranks 183rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.9% | — |
| 1981 | 1.0% | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 1.0% | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 1.1% | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 1.1% | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 1.2% | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 1.3% | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 1.3% | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 1.4% | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 1.5% | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 1.6% | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 1.7% | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 1.8% | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 2.5% | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 2.7% | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 7.3% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.1% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 4.9% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.4% | 7.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Sierra Leone?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Sierra Leone was 7.3% 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1980.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 183rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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