Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height was 7.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Equatorial 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 in Equatorial Guinea is 7.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 10.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2019.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 62nd 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 in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.3% | — |
| 2001 | 8.8% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 9.9% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.8% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 7.5% | +5.6% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 7.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 7.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.2%, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 8.3% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 6.7% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.7% | 7.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 59 Costa Rica 7.9% compare
- 60 United Kingdom 7.8% compare
- 61 Turkey 7.7% compare
- 62 Dominican Republic 7.5% compare
- 62 Lesotho 7.5% compare
- 65 Mexico 7.4% compare
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, weight for height in Equatorial Guinea?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Equatorial Guinea was 7.5% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2019.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 62nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial 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 (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children 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.