Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Guinea
Guinea: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 4.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Guinea is 4.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Guinea peaked at 5.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2017.
Guinea ranks 99th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.5% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.8% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.9% | 4.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 98 Lebanon 4.5% compare
- 99 Afghanistan 4.4% compare
- 99 Malawi 4.4% compare
- 99 Mozambique 4.4% compare
More infrastructure data for Guinea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 14.10 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 97.88 per 100 people (2023)
- 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 (2012)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 0 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9788 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Guinea?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Guinea was 4.4% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2017.
- How does Guinea rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Guinea ranks 99th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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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