Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 12.53 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Guinea-Bissau is 12.53, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 12.53 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.61, in 1990.
That places Guinea-Bissau 165th 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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.61 | — |
| 1991 | 3.77 | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 3.92 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 4.09 | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 4.26 | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 4.44 | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 4.63 | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 4.84 | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 5.06 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 5.29 | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 5.54 | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 5.8 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 6.08 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 6.36 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 6.64 | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 6.93 | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 7.21 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 7.49 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 7.76 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 8.01 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 8.25 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 8.49 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 8.74 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 9 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 9.28 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 9.59 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 9.93 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 10.29 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 10.69 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 11.12 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 11.56 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 12.03 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 12.53 | +4.2% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 12.53 is above the median for low income countries, which is 12.21, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 12.53 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.8, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.39 | 3.61 | 5.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.78 | 5.54 | 8.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.54 | 8.25 | 11.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.04 | 11.56 | 12.53 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.899 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0664 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.8987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Guinea-Bissau?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Guinea-Bissau was 12.53 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 12.53 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.61 in 1990.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 165th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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