Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 14.75 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
14.75
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
152nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
14.75
in 2022
All-time low
3.69
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 14.75 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 46.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 14.75 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.69, in 1990.
That places Equatorial Guinea 152nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.69 | — |
| 1991 | 3.87 | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 4.06 | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 4.26 | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 4.47 | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 4.7 | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 4.94 | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 5.19 | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 5.46 | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 5.74 | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 6.04 | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 6.34 | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 6.65 | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 6.98 | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 7.32 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 7.66 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 8.01 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 8.37 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 8.72 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 9.07 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 9.42 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 9.76 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 10.1 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 10.46 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 10.83 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 11.23 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 11.66 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 12.13 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 12.61 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 13.12 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 13.65 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 14.19 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 14.75 | +3.9% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 14.75 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.72, 48% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 14.75 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.8, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.64 | 3.69 | 5.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.52 | 6.04 | 9.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.13 | 9.42 | 13.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2 | 13.65 | 14.75 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 149 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 15.14 compare
- 150 Philippines 14.99 compare
- 151 Sao Tome and Principe 14.82 compare
- 153 Central African Republic 14.72 compare
- 154 Cambodia 14.58 compare
- 155 Sudan 14.33 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Equatorial Guinea?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Equatorial Guinea was 14.75 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 14.75 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.69 in 1990.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 152nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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