Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 39.51 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Equatorial Guinea stood at 39.51. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 39.51 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.63, in 1990.
That places Equatorial Guinea 139th 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.63 | — |
| 1991 | 19.35 | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 20.09 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 20.83 | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 21.58 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 22.31 | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 23.06 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 23.82 | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 24.59 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 25.38 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 26.19 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 27.03 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 27.85 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 28.66 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 29.44 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 30.19 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 30.91 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 31.59 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 32.24 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 32.83 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 33.39 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 33.9 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 34.36 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 34.81 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 35.27 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 35.73 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 36.22 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 36.71 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 37.21 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 37.73 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 38.3 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 38.91 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 39.51 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.96 | 18.63 | 25.38 | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.69 | 26.19 | 32.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.53 | 33.39 | 37.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.91 | 38.3 | 39.51 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Equatorial Guinea?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Equatorial Guinea was 39.51 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 39.51 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.63 in 1990.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 139th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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