Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 19.1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Equatorial Guinea stood at 19.1. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 19.1 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.9, in 2000.
That places Equatorial Guinea 116th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.9 | — |
| 2001 | 10.9 | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 11.9 | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 12.9 | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 14 | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 15.9 | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 16.6 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 17.1 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 17.5 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 17.6 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 17.7 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 17.6 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 17.4 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 17.1 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 16.8 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 16.4 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 16.2 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 16.1 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 16.1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16.2 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 16.6 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 17.1 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 17.9 | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 19.1 | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.17 | 9.9 | 17.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.9 | 16.1 | 17.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.38 | 16.2 | 19.1 | 5 |
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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 40-44, male, annual growth rate 4.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.035 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0197 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Equatorial Guinea?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Equatorial Guinea was 19.1 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1 in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9 in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 116th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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 numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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