Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Guinea
Guinea: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 97.8 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 97.8 for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Guinea peaked at 97.8 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.9, in 2015.
That places Guinea 58th 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 Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.1 | — |
| 2001 | 77.2 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 77.6 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 77.7 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 77.6 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 77.4 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 77.2 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 77.1 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 77.1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 77 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 76.9 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 76.7 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 76.5 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 76.2 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 76 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 75.9 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 76.1 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 76.7 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 77.7 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 79.3 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 81.5 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 84.3 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 87.8 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 92.3 | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 97.8 | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.2 | 76.1 | 77.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.8 | 75.9 | 79.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.74 | 81.5 | 97.8 | 5 |
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More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0104 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0084 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Guinea?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Guinea was 97.8 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?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8 in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.9 in 2015.
- How does Guinea rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Guinea ranks 58th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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