Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 32.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Guinea-Bissau, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Guinea-Bissau stood at 32.8%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 32.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 1980.
That places Guinea-Bissau 166th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.3% | — |
| 1981 | 6.5% | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 6.8% | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 7.1% | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 7.5% | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 7.8% | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 8.2% | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 8.5% | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 8.9% | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 9.4% | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 9.8% | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 10.3% | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 10.8% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 11.3% | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 11.8% | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 12.4% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 13.0% | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 13.7% | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 14.4% | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 15.1% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 15.9% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 16.7% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 17.5% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 18.4% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 19.2% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 20.0% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 20.8% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 21.5% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 22.2% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 23.5% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 24.1% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 24.7% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 25.3% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 25.9% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 26.5% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 27.1% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 27.8% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 28.5% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 29.2% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 29.9% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 30.6% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 31.3% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 32.1% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 32.8% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.7% | 6.3% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.3% | 9.8% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 15.9% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 23.5% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.3% | 29.9% | 32.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Guinea-Bissau?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Guinea-Bissau was 32.8% 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 32.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 1980.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 166th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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