2.2.2a Prevalence of overweight among children under 5 in Eritrea
Eritrea: 2.2.2a Prevalence of overweight among children under 5 was 3 in 2022. ▲ Rising
2.2.2a Prevalence of overweight among children under 5 in Eritrea, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, 2.2.2a prevalence of overweight among children under 5 in Eritrea stood at 3. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.2.2a prevalence of overweight among children under 5 in Eritrea peaked at 3 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.6, in 2000.
Eritrea ranks 131st of 160 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
2.2.2a Prevalence of overweight among children under 5 in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.6 | — |
| 2001 | 1.7 | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 1.8 | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 1.9 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 2.1 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 2.2 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 2.3 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 2.4 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 2.5 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 2.6 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 2.8 | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 2.9 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 3 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.84 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.18 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3 | 3 |
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More health data for Eritrea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 821.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 425 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0602 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 0.2288 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0614 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.3546 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.2.2a prevalence of overweight among children under 5 in Eritrea?
- 2.2.2a prevalence of overweight among children under 5 in Eritrea was 3 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 2.2.2a prevalence of overweight among children under 5 recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2022.
- What is the lowest 2.2.2a prevalence of overweight among children under 5 recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for 2.2.2a prevalence of overweight among children under 5?
- Eritrea ranks 131st out of 160 countries with data for 2022.
- Is 2.2.2a prevalence of overweight among children under 5 rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 2.2.2a Prevalence of overweight among children under 5 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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