Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Guinea
Guinea: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 30.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in 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 Guinea is 30.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Guinea peaked at 30.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 1980.
That places Guinea 177th 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.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.9% | — |
| 1981 | 5.1% | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 5.4% | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 5.6% | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 5.9% | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 6.1% | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 6.4% | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 6.7% | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 7.1% | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 7.4% | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 7.8% | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 8.1% | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 8.5% | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 9.0% | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 9.4% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 9.9% | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 10.4% | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 11.0% | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 11.6% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 12.3% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 12.9% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 13.7% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 15.2% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 15.9% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 16.7% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 17.4% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 18.9% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 19.6% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 20.2% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 22.1% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 22.7% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 24.1% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 24.8% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 25.5% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 26.3% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 27.0% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 27.8% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 28.6% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 29.4% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 30.2% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.1% | 4.9% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.8% | 7.8% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 12.9% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 20.2% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 27.0% | 30.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Guinea?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Guinea was 30.2% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 1980.
- How does Guinea rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Guinea ranks 177th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. 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 Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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