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Sierra Leone: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2

7.30percent · 2024+37.7% since 2014

Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). WHO Global Health Observatory indicator NCD_BMI_30C. Annual figures for Sierra Leone from 1980 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20247.3
20237.1
20226.8
20216.6
20206.4
20196.2
20186
20175.8
20165.6
20155.5
20145.3
20135.2
20125.1
20115
20104.9
20094.8
20084.7
20074.6
20064.4
20054.2
20044
20033.8
20023.6
20013.4
20003.1
19992.9
19982.7
19972.5
19962.4
19952.2
19942.1
19931.9
19921.8
19911.7
19901.6
19891.5
19881.4
19871.3
19861.3
19851.2
19841.1
19831.1
19821
19811
19800.9

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Published by World Health Organization. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Health Organization (2026). Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/who-ncd-bmi-30c (accessed 2026-11-09). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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