Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 7.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Equatorial Guinea stood at 7.5%.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 10.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2019.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 56th of 148 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.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 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% |
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
- 53 Bhutan 8.0% compare
- 54 Costa Rica 7.9% compare
- 55 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 7.8% compare
- 56 Dominican Republic 7.5% compare
- 56 Lesotho 7.5% compare
- 59 Mexico 7.4% compare
More infrastructure data for Equatorial Guinea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 893,441 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 49.54 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11,389 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.6315 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0063 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.6095 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 11,389 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.4954 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Equatorial Guinea?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Equatorial Guinea was 7.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2019.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 56th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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