Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Guinea
Guinea: 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, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Guinea is 12.53, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Guinea peaked at 12.53 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.51, in 1990.
Guinea ranks 165th of 193 countries on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.51 | — |
| 1991 | 3.64 | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 3.78 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 3.93 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 4.09 | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 4.25 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 4.43 | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 4.62 | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 4.82 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 5.04 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 5.26 | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 5.5 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 5.75 | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 6.01 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 6.27 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 6.54 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 6.8 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 7.07 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 7.33 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 7.58 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 7.83 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 8.08 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 8.34 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 8.63 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 8.94 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 9.27 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 9.65 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 10.06 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 10.5 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 10.97 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 11.46 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 11.99 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 12.53 | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.21 | 3.51 | 5.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.41 | 5.26 | 7.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.23 | 7.83 | 10.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.99 | 11.46 | 12.53 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 162 Cape Verde 13 compare
- 163 Angola 12.6 compare
- 163 Gambia 12.6 compare
- 165 Guinea-Bissau 12.53 compare
- 167 Sierra Leone 12.21 compare
- 168 Uganda 12.01 compare
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9852 % 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 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9785 % 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 Guinea?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Guinea 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.51 in 1990.
- How does Guinea rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Guinea 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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