Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 17.67 in 2022. ▲ Rising
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 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% |
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 |
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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)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 4.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.035 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0197 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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