Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in África Occidental y Central
África Occidental y Central: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 12.26 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in África Occidental y Central, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
África Occidental y Central recorded 12.26 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in África Occidental y Central peaked at 12.26 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.49, in 2000.
África Occidental y Central ranks 123rd of 156 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in África Occidental y Central, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.49 | — |
| 2001 | 5.73 | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 6 | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 6.26 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 6.54 | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 6.85 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 7.11 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 7.39 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 7.64 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 7.91 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 8.16 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 8.36 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 8.62 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 8.86 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 9.12 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 9.43 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 9.75 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 10.09 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 10.49 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 10.89 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 11.34 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 11.82 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 12.26 | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.69 | 5.49 | 7.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.38 | 8.16 | 10.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.81 | 11.34 | 12.26 | 3 |
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More health data for África Occidental y Central
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 24,625 (2100)
- Child deaths 712,753 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 27.06 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.26 million (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 550,053 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 62.68 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 36.62 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3417 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 134,312 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in África Occidental y Central?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in África Occidental y Central was 12.26 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in África Occidental y Central?
- The highest recorded value was 12.26 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in África Occidental y Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.49 in 2000.
- How does África Occidental y Central rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- África Occidental y Central ranks 123rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in África Occidental y Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this África Occidental y Central data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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