Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male was 3.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Guinea-Bissau stood at 3.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.7% on the previous year and up 77.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 4.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2014.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 128th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.7% | — |
| 2001 | 4.5% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +13.3% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | +14.7% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 3.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.6%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 3.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.5%, 87% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 2.7% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.5% | 3.9% | 5 |
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, weight for height, male in Guinea-Bissau?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Guinea-Bissau was 3.9% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2014.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 128th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Prevalence of overweight, male, is the percentage of boys under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.