Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 10.8 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 10.8 for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 16.1% on the previous year and up 83.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 10.8 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.9, in 2013.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 128th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.6 | — |
| 2001 | 9.2 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 8.9 | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 8.5 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 8.1 | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 7.8 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 7.4 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 7.1 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 6.8 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 6.5 | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 6.3 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 6.1 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 6 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 5.9 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 5.9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 6.1 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 6.4 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 6.8 | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 7.4 | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 8.2 | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 9.3 | +13.4% |
| 2024 | 10.8 | +16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.99 | 6.5 | 9.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.05 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5 | 6.8 | 10.8 | 5 |
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More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,070 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 941 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0625 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 0.4074 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0641 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Guinea-Bissau?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Guinea-Bissau was 10.8 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8 in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9 in 2013.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 128th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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