Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Guyana
Guyana: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 57.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Guyana, 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 Guyana is 57.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Guyana peaked at 57.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 1980.
Guyana ranks 89th 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 Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 25.7% | — |
| 1981 | 26.3% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 26.9% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 27.6% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 28.2% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 28.9% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 29.5% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 30.2% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 30.9% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 31.7% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 32.4% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 33.2% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 33.9% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 34.7% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 35.5% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 36.3% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 37.2% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 38.0% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 38.9% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 39.8% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 40.7% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 41.5% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 42.4% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 43.2% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 44.0% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 44.8% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 45.6% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 46.3% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 47.1% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 47.8% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 48.5% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 49.2% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 49.9% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 50.6% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 51.3% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 52.1% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 52.8% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 53.5% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 54.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 54.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 55.3% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 56.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 56.6% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 57.3% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 57.9% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.6% | 25.7% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.0% | 32.4% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.3% | 40.7% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 48.5% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.6% | 55.3% | 57.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Guyana?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Guyana was 57.9% 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 57.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 1980.
- How does Guyana rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Guyana ranks 89th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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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