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Underweight in adults — Guinea

Underweight in adults in Guinea in 2024 — 10%. Ranked 165 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 9.9 pp.

2024 10% −0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 165of 199
Period maximum 19.9%1980
Period minimum 10%2024

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Underweight in adults — Guinea, 1980–20247.51012.51517.52019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 19.9%1981: 19.6%1982: 19.4%1983: 19.2%1984: 18.9%1985: 18.7%1986: 18.4%1987: 18.2%1988: 17.9%1989: 17.7%1990: 17.5%1991: 17.2%1992: 17%1993: 16.7%1994: 16.5%1995: 16.3%1996: 16%1997: 15.8%1998: 15.5%1999: 15.3%2000: 15%2001: 14.7%2002: 14.5%2003: 14.2%2004: 13.9%2005: 13.6%2006: 13.4%2007: 13.1%2008: 12.8%2009: 12.5%2010: 12.3%2011: 12%2012: 11.8%2013: 11.6%2014: 11.3%2015: 11.2%2016: 11%2017: 10.8%2018: 10.7%2019: 10.5%2020: 10.4%2021: 10.3%2022: 10.2%2023: 10.1%2024: 10%
Change over the period: −9.9 pp Annual average: -0.23 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guinea

Guinea 10%
World computed 7.5%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 12.1%
Western Africa computed 10%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 10.1%
Underweight in adults — Guinea, by year Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 10 −0.1 pp
2023 10.1 −0.1 pp
2022 10.2 −0.1 pp
2021 10.3 −0.1 pp
2020 10.4 −0.1 pp
2019 10.5 −0.1 pp
2018 10.7 −0.2 pp
2017 10.8 −0.2 pp
2016 11 −0.2 pp
2015 11.2 −0.2 pp
2014 11.3 −0.2 pp
2013 11.6 −0.2 pp
2012 11.8 −0.2 pp
2011 12 −0.3 pp
2010 12.3 −0.3 pp
2009 12.5 −0.3 pp
2008 12.8 −0.3 pp
2007 13.1 −0.3 pp
2006 13.4 −0.3 pp
2005 13.6 −0.3 pp
2004 13.9 −0.3 pp
2003 14.2 −0.3 pp
2002 14.5 −0.3 pp
2001 14.7 −0.3 pp
2000 15 −0.3 pp
1999 15.3 −0.3 pp
1998 15.5 −0.3 pp
1997 15.8 −0.2 pp
1996 16 −0.2 pp
1995 16.3 −0.2 pp
1994 16.5 −0.2 pp
1993 16.7 −0.2 pp
1992 17 −0.2 pp
1991 17.2 −0.2 pp
1990 17.5 −0.2 pp
1989 17.7 −0.2 pp
1988 17.9 −0.2 pp
1987 18.2 −0.2 pp
1986 18.4 −0.2 pp
1985 18.7 −0.2 pp
1984 18.9 −0.2 pp
1983 19.2 −0.2 pp
1982 19.4 −0.2 pp
1981 19.6 −0.2 pp
1980 19.9 —

Western Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CV Cabo Verde 5.1 LR Liberia 6.1 SL Sierra Leone 6.3 CI Côte d'Ivoire 7.7 GH Ghana 7.8 MR Mauritania 7.9 TG Togo 8.2 BJ Benin 8.5 NG Nigeria 9.3 ML Mali 9.5 GN Guinea 10 GW Guinea-Bissau 10.8 GM Gambia 11.9 BF Burkina Faso 12.5 SN Senegal 15.7 NE Niger 19.3
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index below 18.5 kg/m². The indicator moves in the direction opposite to obesity, and together they describe what is called the double burden of malnutrition: in many middle-income countries both shares are high at once — underweight persists in the countryside, obesity has already come to the city. The largest values are given by South Asia and the Horn of Africa.

Important: The aggregate by group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one. Underweight in adults and undernourishment are different indicators: the first measures the body, the second the intake of calories.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

Other indicators for Guinea

Nutrition Obesity in adults

The share of adults with a body mass index of 30 and above. The WHO series runs from 1980.

Guinea by year Nutrition Prevalence of undernourishment

The share of the population whose calorie intake is below the minimum requirement.

Guinea by year Nutrition Stunting in children

The share of children under five whose height is markedly below the norm for their age.

Guinea by year Nutrition Access to clean water

The share of the population with access to basic sources of drinking water.

Guinea by year Nutrition Access to basic sanitation

The share of the population with access to improved sanitation and hygiene conditions.

Guinea by year
All indicators for Guinea