Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese was 14.5% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Equatorial Guinea, 1975–2014
Source: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 14.5% for share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 22.3% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2014.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 24th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 22.3% | — |
| 1976 | 22.2% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 22.0% | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 21.8% | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 21.7% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 21.5% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 21.4% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 21.2% | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 21.1% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 20.9% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 20.8% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 20.7% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 20.5% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 20.4% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 20.3% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 20.2% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 20.1% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 20.0% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 19.9% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 19.8% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 19.7% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 19.5% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 19.2% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 19.0% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 18.7% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 18.5% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 18.2% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 17.6% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 17.2% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 16.6% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 16.3% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | -1.4% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 14.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.0%, 7.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 14.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.9%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.0% | 21.7% | 22.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 20.9% | 20.3% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.6% | 18.7% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 15.7% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 14.5% | 15.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0013 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0402 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0358 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.11 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese in Equatorial Guinea was 14.5% in 2014, according to NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2014.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 24th out of 198 countries with data for 2014.
- Is share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of men (% of adult population), who are underweight, healthy/normal, overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight divided by their height squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as underweight; 18.6 to 25.0 as normal/healthy; 25.1 to 30 as overweight; and >30.0 as obese.