Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in África Subsahariana
África Subsahariana: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 11.33 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in África Subsahariana, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in África Subsahariana is 11.33, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in África Subsahariana peaked at 11.33 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.36, in 2000.
That places África Subsahariana 133rd out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 Subsahariana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.36 | — |
| 2001 | 5.61 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 5.89 | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 6.17 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 6.45 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 6.73 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 7 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 7.26 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 7.48 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 7.71 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 7.9 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 8.08 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 8.3 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 8.48 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 8.71 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 8.94 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 9.2 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 9.5 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 9.82 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 10.15 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 10.54 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 10.95 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 11.33 | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.57 | 5.36 | 7.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.91 | 7.9 | 10.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.94 | 10.54 | 11.33 | 3 |
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More health data for África Subsahariana
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 48,764 (2100)
- Child deaths 967,492 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 21.12 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.81 million (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 840,874 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 45.84 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 25.25 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3833 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 276,800 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in África Subsahariana?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in África Subsahariana was 11.33 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in África Subsahariana?
- The highest recorded value was 11.33 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in África Subsahariana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.36 in 2000.
- How does África Subsahariana rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- África Subsahariana ranks 133rd 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 Subsahariana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this África Subsahariana 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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