Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 25.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
25.3%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
185th
of 198 countries
All-time high
25.3%
in 2024
All-time low
5.5%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Sierra Leone, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Sierra Leone stood at 25.3%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Sierra Leone peaked at 25.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1980.
Sierra Leone ranks 185th of 198 countries on this measure, 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.5% | — |
| 1981 | 5.7% | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 5.9% | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 6.2% | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 6.4% | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 6.7% | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 7.0% | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 7.3% | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 7.6% | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 8.0% | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 8.4% | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 8.7% | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 9.1% | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 9.6% | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 10.0% | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 10.5% | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 11.0% | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 11.5% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 12.1% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 12.7% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 13.4% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 14.0% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 15.3% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 15.9% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 17.1% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 17.7% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 18.2% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 18.6% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 20.1% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 20.5% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 20.9% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 21.8% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 22.3% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 23.8% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 24.3% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 24.8% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 25.3% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.6% | 5.5% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 8.4% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 13.4% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 19.0% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 23.3% | 25.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Sierra Leone?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Sierra Leone was 25.3% 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1980.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 185th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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