Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults) was 32.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Sierra Leone, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight, female in Sierra Leone is 32.2%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 32.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 1990.
That places Sierra Leone 175th 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 (% of female adults) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.3% | — |
| 1991 | 12.9% | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 13.5% | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 14.1% | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 14.8% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 15.4% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 16.1% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 16.9% | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 17.7% | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 18.5% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 19.3% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 20.1% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 21.0% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 21.8% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 22.6% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 23.3% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 24.0% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 24.7% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 25.3% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 25.8% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 26.3% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 26.7% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 27.1% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 27.5% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 28.0% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 28.4% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 28.9% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 29.4% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 29.9% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 30.5% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 31.0% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 31.6% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 32.2% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.2% | 12.3% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.8% | 19.3% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 26.3% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 31.0% | 32.2% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, female in Sierra Leone?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Sierra Leone was 32.2% 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 1990.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 175th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.