Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 3.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Guinea-Bissau stood at 3.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.1% on the previous year and up 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 4.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2016.
That places Guinea-Bissau 144th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | per pop u5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.4% | — |
| 2001 | 4.2% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | +10.7% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | +16.1% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 3.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.8%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 3.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.2%, 86% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.5% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.3% | 3.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 144 Togo 3.6% compare
- 146 Côte d'Ivoire 3.5% compare
- 146 Cote d'Ivoire 3.5% compare
More infrastructure data for Guinea-Bissau
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.24 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 147.2 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2010)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 0 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.47 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Guinea-Bissau?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Guinea-Bissau was 3.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2016.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 144th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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