Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Nigeria
Nigeria: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard was 4.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Nigeria, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Nigeria is 4.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Nigeria peaked at 4.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1980.
That places Nigeria 170th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.4% | — |
| 1981 | 0.4% | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5% | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 0.6% | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7% | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Nigeria?
- Obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard in Nigeria was 4.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1980.
- How does Nigeria rank for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Nigeria ranks 170th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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