Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 22.81 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Sierra Leone, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Sierra Leone is 22.81, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Sierra Leone peaked at 22.81 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.57, in 1990.
That places Sierra Leone 182nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.57 | — |
| 1991 | 9 | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 9.44 | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 9.9 | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 10.38 | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 10.89 | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 11.42 | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 11.98 | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 12.57 | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 13.19 | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 13.82 | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 14.46 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 15.1 | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 15.73 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 16.35 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 16.94 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 17.49 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 17.99 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 18.44 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 18.84 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 19.17 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 19.46 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 19.72 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 19.97 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 20.23 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 20.5 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 20.79 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 21.1 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 21.42 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 21.75 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 22.1 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 22.45 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 22.81 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.73 | 8.57 | 13.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.52 | 13.82 | 18.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.41 | 19.17 | 21.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.45 | 22.1 | 22.81 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 179 Japan 24.04 compare
- 180 Uganda 23.75 compare
- 181 Central African Republic 23.67 compare
- 183 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 21.79 compare
- 184 Burkina Faso 21.7 compare
- 185 Chad 21.43 compare
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0619 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0628 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 0.7846 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Sierra Leone?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Sierra Leone was 22.81 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 22.81 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.57 in 1990.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Sierra Leone ranks 182nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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