Share of overweight men vs. women in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of overweight men vs. women was 13.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of overweight men vs. women in Sierra Leone, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 13.4% for share of overweight men vs. women in 2024. 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 overweight men vs. women 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.
Share of overweight men vs. women in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.8% | — |
| 1981 | 2.9% | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 3.0% | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 3.2% | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 3.3% | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 3.5% | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 3.7% | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 3.8% | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 4.0% | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 4.3% | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 4.5% | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 4.7% | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 5.0% | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 5.3% | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 5.6% | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 5.9% | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 6.3% | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 6.7% | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 7.1% | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 7.5% | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 7.9% | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 11.9% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 13.2% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 13.4% | +1.2% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More gender data for Sierra Leone
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,446 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.722 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 122,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 124,999 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 118,334 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 120,652 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 116,120 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 118,274 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 114,582 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 116,632 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of overweight men vs. women in Sierra Leone?
- Share of overweight men vs. women 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 overweight men vs. women recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of overweight men vs. women recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1980.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of overweight men vs. women?
- Sierra Leone ranks 196th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of overweight men vs. women 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 overweight men vs. women. 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.