Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 41.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Equatorial Guinea, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Equatorial Guinea is 41.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 41.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 1980.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 142nd 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.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.4% | — |
| 1981 | 13.8% | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 14.3% | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 14.9% | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 15.4% | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 15.9% | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 16.5% | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 17.1% | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 17.7% | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 18.4% | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 19.0% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 19.7% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 20.4% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 21.1% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 21.8% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 22.5% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 23.2% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 24.0% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 24.7% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 25.5% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 26.3% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 27.1% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 28.0% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 28.8% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 29.6% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 30.3% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 31.0% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 31.6% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 32.2% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 32.7% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 33.3% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 33.8% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 34.3% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 34.9% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 35.4% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 36.0% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 36.6% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 37.1% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 37.7% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 38.3% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 39.0% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 39.6% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 40.3% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 40.9% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 41.6% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.7% | 13.4% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.2% | 19.0% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.8% | 26.3% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.7% | 33.3% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.3% | 39.0% | 41.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Equatorial Guinea?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Equatorial Guinea was 41.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 41.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 1980.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 142nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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 Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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