Share of women who are overweight or obese in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 39.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Guinea-Bissau, 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 women who are overweight or obese in Guinea-Bissau stood at 39.7%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 39.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 1980.
That places Guinea-Bissau 163rd 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.
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.6% | — |
| 1981 | 7.9% | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 8.2% | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 8.6% | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 8.9% | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 9.3% | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 9.7% | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 10.2% | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 10.6% | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 11.1% | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 11.6% | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 12.1% | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 12.6% | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 13.2% | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 13.8% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 14.4% | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 15.0% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 15.7% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 16.5% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 17.3% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 18.1% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 19.0% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 19.9% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 20.8% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 21.6% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 22.5% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 23.4% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 25.0% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 25.8% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 26.5% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 27.3% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 28.1% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 28.9% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 29.7% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 30.6% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 31.5% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 32.5% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 33.5% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 34.5% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 35.5% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 36.5% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 37.6% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 38.6% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 39.7% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.2% | 7.6% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.2% | 11.6% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 18.1% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 26.5% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.6% | 35.5% | 39.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More gender data for Guinea-Bissau
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 894.88 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.69 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,905 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,871 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 30,253 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 31,136 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,772 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 30,621 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 29,362 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 30,180 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Guinea-Bissau?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Guinea-Bissau was 39.7% 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 women who are overweight or obese recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 1980.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 163rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 women 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 meters squared.