Prevalence of overweight (% of adults) in Guinea
Guinea: Prevalence of overweight (% of adults) was 28.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in 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 Guinea stood at 28.6%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Guinea peaked at 28.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 1990.
Guinea ranks 174th 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 (% of adults) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.7% | — |
| 1991 | 8.1% | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 8.6% | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 9.0% | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 9.5% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 10.0% | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 10.5% | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 11.1% | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 11.7% | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 12.4% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 13.1% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 13.8% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 15.3% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 16.1% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 16.8% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 17.6% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 18.4% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 19.1% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 19.8% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 20.5% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 21.1% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 21.7% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 22.3% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 22.9% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 23.6% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 24.2% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 24.9% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 26.3% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 27.0% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 27.8% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 28.6% | +2.7% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 28.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 39.5%, 72% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 28.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.8%, 87% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.9% | 7.7% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 13.1% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 20.5% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 27.0% | 28.6% | 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 11,190 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Guinea?
- Prevalence of overweight in Guinea was 28.6% 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 1990.
- How does Guinea rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Guinea ranks 174th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. 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 (% 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.