Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 15.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
15.9%
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
151st
of 198 countries
All-time high
15.9%
in 2024
All-time low
3.1%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Equatorial Guinea, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Equatorial Guinea is 15.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 15.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1980.
That places Equatorial Guinea 151st 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 children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.1% | — |
| 1981 | 3.2% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 3.3% | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 3.4% | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 3.5% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 3.6% | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 3.8% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 3.9% | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 4.1% | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 4.3% | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 4.4% | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 4.6% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 4.8% | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 5.1% | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 5.3% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 5.5% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 5.8% | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 6.1% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 6.3% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 6.7% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 7.0% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 7.3% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 9.2% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 14.6% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 15.5% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 15.9% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.6% | 3.1% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.5% | 4.4% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 7.0% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 10.6% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 14.2% | 15.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 148 Turkmenistan 16.2% compare
- 149 Bhutan 16.0% compare
- 150 Central African Republic 16.0% compare
- 152 Sao Tome and Principe 15.5% compare
- 153 Namibia 15.4% compare
- 154 Sudan 15.3% compare
More health data for Equatorial Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 843 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0489 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 6.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0383 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Equatorial Guinea?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Equatorial Guinea was 15.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1980.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 151st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).