Prevalence of overweight in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Prevalence of overweight was 39.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight in Equatorial Guinea stood at 39.5%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 39.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 1990.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 142nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.6% | — |
| 1991 | 19.4% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 20.1% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 20.8% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 21.6% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 22.3% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 23.1% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 23.8% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 24.6% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 25.4% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 26.2% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 27.0% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 27.9% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 28.7% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 29.4% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 30.2% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 30.9% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 31.6% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 32.2% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 32.8% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 33.4% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 33.9% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 34.4% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 34.8% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 35.3% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 35.7% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 36.2% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 36.7% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 37.2% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 37.7% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 38.3% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 38.9% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 39.5% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.0% | 18.6% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.7% | 26.2% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.5% | 33.4% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.9% | 38.3% | 39.5% | 3 |
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More health data for Equatorial Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 843 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.5 % 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 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.66 % 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 in Equatorial Guinea?
- Prevalence of overweight in Equatorial Guinea was 39.5% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 39.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 1990.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 142nd out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial 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 (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults 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.