Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 32.12 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Guinea-Bissau is 32.12, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 32.12 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.05, in 1990.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 160th 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.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.05 | — |
| 1991 | 10.57 | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 11.12 | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 11.7 | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 12.29 | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 12.92 | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 13.59 | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 14.29 | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 15.04 | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 15.82 | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 16.63 | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 17.47 | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 18.32 | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 19.18 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 20.04 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 20.89 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 21.71 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 22.5 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 23.25 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 23.96 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 24.61 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 25.23 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 25.81 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 26.37 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 26.94 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 27.53 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 28.13 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 28.75 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 29.39 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 30.05 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 30.72 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 31.41 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 32.12 | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.74 | 10.05 | 15.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.39 | 16.63 | 23.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.28 | 24.61 | 30.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.42 | 30.72 | 32.12 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Guinea-Bissau?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Guinea-Bissau was 32.12 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 32.12 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.05 in 1990.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 160th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. 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 Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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