Share of men who are overweight or obese in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 13.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or obese in Sierra Leone, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of men who are overweight or obese in Sierra Leone stood at 13.4%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in Sierra Leone peaked at 13.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1980.
That places Sierra Leone 196th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.5% | 2.8% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 4.5% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 7.9% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 11.8% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 12.8% | 13.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in Sierra Leone?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Sierra Leone was 13.4% 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 men who are overweight or obese recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1980.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Sierra Leone ranks 196th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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 men who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in metres squared.