Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 23.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
23.9%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
184th
of 198 countries
All-time high
23.9%
in 2024
All-time low
5.3%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Sierra Leone, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 23.9% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Sierra Leone peaked at 23.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 1980.
That places Sierra Leone 184th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.3% | — |
| 1981 | 5.5% | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 5.7% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 6.0% | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 6.2% | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 6.5% | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 6.7% | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 7.0% | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 7.3% | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 7.6% | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 8.0% | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 8.3% | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 8.7% | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 9.1% | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 9.5% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 9.9% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 10.4% | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 10.9% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 11.4% | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 12.0% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 12.6% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 13.1% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 13.7% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 14.3% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 15.5% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 16.6% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 17.8% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 18.2% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 19.6% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 20.5% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 20.9% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 21.9% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 22.4% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 22.9% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 23.4% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 23.9% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.4% | 5.3% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.8% | 8.0% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 12.6% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 17.8% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 21.9% | 23.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 181 Mozambique 26.5% compare
- 182 Japan 26.4% compare
- 183 Uganda 24.6% compare
- 185 South Sudan 23.6% compare
- 186 Malawi 23.1% compare
- 187 Central African Republic 22.9% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Sierra Leone?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Sierra Leone was 23.9% 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1980.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 184th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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