Share of children who are overweight or obese in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Share of children who are overweight or obese was 3.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 3.6% for share of children who are overweight or obese in 2024.
The figure is up 16.1% on the previous year and up 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight or obese in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 4.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2016.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 129th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % | 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 3.3%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 3.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.2%, 85% of the median. (48 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
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3098 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1955 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2346 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1466 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight or obese in Guinea-Bissau?
- Share of children who are overweight or obese in Guinea-Bissau was 3.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2016.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for share of children who are overweight or obese?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 129th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight or obese 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 World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children under five years old that are defined as overweight or obese. A child is classified as overweight if their weight-for-height is more than two standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.