Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) was 17.67 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
17.67
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
124th
of 193 countries
All-time high
17.67
in 2022
All-time low
5.62
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 17.67 for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 17.67 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.62, in 1990.
That places Equatorial Guinea 124th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.62 | — |
| 1991 | 5.93 | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 6.25 | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 6.59 | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 6.93 | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 7.28 | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 7.64 | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 8.02 | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 8.41 | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 8.82 | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 9.25 | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 9.7 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 10.15 | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 10.6 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 11.03 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 11.46 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 11.87 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 12.26 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 12.63 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 12.98 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 13.31 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 13.62 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 13.91 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 14.2 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 14.5 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 14.82 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 15.16 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 15.52 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 15.89 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 16.29 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 16.73 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 17.19 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 17.67 | +2.8% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 17.67 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.68, 66% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 17.67 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.6, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.15 | 5.62 | 8.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.19 | 9.25 | 12.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.72 | 13.31 | 16.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2 | 16.73 | 17.67 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 843 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0678 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Equatorial Guinea?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Equatorial Guinea was 17.67 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 17.67 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.62 in 1990.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 124th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. 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 Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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