Prevalence of overweight, male in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Prevalence of overweight, male was 25.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, male in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight, male in Guinea-Bissau stood at 25.9%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, male in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 25.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1990.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 160th of 196 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, male in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.9% | — |
| 1991 | 8.3% | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 8.8% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 9.3% | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 9.8% | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 10.3% | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 10.9% | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 11.5% | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 12.1% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 12.8% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 13.5% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 14.2% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 15.0% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 15.7% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 16.5% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 18.7% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 20.5% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 21.0% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 21.8% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 22.6% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 23.1% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 23.5% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 23.9% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 24.4% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 24.9% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 25.4% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 25.9% | +2.1% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 25.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 20.4%, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 25.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.0%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.2% | 7.9% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 13.5% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 20.5% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 24.9% | 25.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,070 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 941 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.899 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0664 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.8987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, male in Guinea-Bissau?
- Prevalence of overweight, male in Guinea-Bissau was 25.9% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, male recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, male recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1990.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 160th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, male rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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, male (% of male adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight male adults is the percentage of males 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.