Share of children who are overweight or obese in Guinea
Guinea: Share of children who are overweight or obese was 4.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are overweight or obese in Guinea stood at 4.4%.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight or obese in Guinea peaked at 5.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2017.
Guinea ranks 106th 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.
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.1% | — |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | +4.8% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 4.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 97% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 4.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.2%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- 105 Lebanon 4.5% compare
- 106 Afghanistan 4.4% compare
- 106 Malawi 4.4% compare
- 106 Mozambique 4.4% compare
More reference data data for Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2883 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3722 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2242 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.57 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight or obese in Guinea?
- Share of children who are overweight or obese in Guinea was 4.4% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2017.
- How does Guinea rank for share of children who are overweight or obese?
- Guinea ranks 106th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight or obese 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 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.