Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Guinea
Guinea: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard was 4.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Guinea, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 4.0% for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Guinea peaked at 4.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1980.
That places Guinea 174th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.4% | — |
| 1981 | 0.4% | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.4% | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6% | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 4.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9852 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9785 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Guinea?
- Obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Guinea was 4.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1980.
- How does Guinea rank for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Guinea ranks 174th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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