Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Guinea
Guinea: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 27.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude 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 (crude estimate) in Guinea is 27.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Guinea peaked at 27.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 1980.
Guinea ranks 179th 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 (crude estimate) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.7% | — |
| 1981 | 4.9% | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 5.1% | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 5.3% | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 5.5% | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 5.8% | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 6.0% | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 6.3% | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 6.6% | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 6.9% | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 7.2% | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 7.5% | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 7.9% | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 8.3% | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 8.7% | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 9.1% | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 9.6% | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 10.1% | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 10.7% | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 11.3% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 12.0% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 12.6% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 13.3% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 14.7% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 17.3% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 19.4% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 20.0% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 20.5% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 21.7% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 23.1% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 23.8% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 24.5% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 25.3% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 26.1% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 26.9% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 27.7% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.7% | 4.7% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.0% | 7.2% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 12.0% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 18.4% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 24.5% | 27.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Guinea?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Guinea was 27.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1980.
- How does Guinea rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Guinea ranks 179th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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