Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Guinea
Guinea: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male was 4.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Guinea is 4.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Guinea peaked at 5.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2016.
Guinea ranks 108th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.5% | — |
| 2001 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | +4.4% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 4.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 94% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 4.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.5%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 4.8% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.1% | 4.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 106 Lebanon 4.8% compare
- 106 Malawi 4.8% compare
- 108 Afghanistan 4.7% compare
- 108 Mozambique 4.7% compare
- 111 Kenya 4.6% compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Guinea?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Guinea was 4.7% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2016.
- How does Guinea rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Guinea ranks 108th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea 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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About this data
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.