Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Guyana
Guyana: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 57.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Guyana, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Guyana stood at 57.2%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Guyana peaked at 57.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 1980.
That places Guyana 107th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 (crude estimate) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 22.7% | — |
| 1981 | 23.2% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 23.7% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 24.3% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 24.9% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 25.6% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 26.2% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 26.9% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 27.7% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 28.4% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 29.2% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 30.1% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 30.9% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 31.8% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 32.7% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 33.7% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 34.6% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 35.6% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 36.7% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 37.7% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 38.8% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 39.8% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 40.8% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 41.8% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 42.7% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 43.7% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 44.5% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 45.4% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 46.2% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 46.9% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 47.6% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 48.2% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 48.9% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 49.5% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 50.2% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 50.8% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 51.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 52.2% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 52.7% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 53.3% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 54.1% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 54.9% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 55.6% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 56.4% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 57.2% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.4% | 22.7% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.3% | 29.2% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.1% | 38.8% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 47.6% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.7% | 54.1% | 57.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Guyana?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Guyana was 57.2% 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 57.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 1980.
- How does Guyana rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Guyana ranks 107th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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