Prevalence of overweight, female in Guinea
Guinea: Prevalence of overweight, female was 34.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Guinea, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight, female in Guinea stood at 34.5%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Guinea peaked at 34.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 1990.
That places Guinea 166th out of 196 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, female in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.9% | — |
| 1991 | 9.3% | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 9.8% | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 10.3% | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 10.9% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 11.4% | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 12.0% | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 12.7% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 13.4% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 14.1% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 14.9% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 15.7% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 16.5% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 17.4% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 18.2% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 19.1% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 20.0% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 20.9% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 21.7% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 22.6% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 23.4% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 25.0% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 25.8% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 27.6% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 28.5% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 29.4% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 30.4% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 31.4% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 32.4% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 33.4% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 34.5% | +3.1% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 34.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.9%, 70% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 34.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.3%, 86% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.3% | 8.9% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 14.9% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 23.4% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.4% | 32.4% | 34.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9852 % 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 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9785 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, female in Guinea?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Guinea was 34.5% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 34.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 1990.
- How does Guinea rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Guinea ranks 166th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.