Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)
Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 16.7 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) recorded 16.7 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 2.2% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) peaked at 16.7 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.5, in 2000.
Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) ranks 91st of 156 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.5 | — |
| 2001 | 11.77 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 12.03 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 12.26 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 12.48 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 12.71 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 12.88 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 13.05 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 13.17 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 13.31 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 13.45 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 13.56 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 13.72 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 13.87 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 14.07 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 14.3 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 14.54 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 14.82 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 15.18 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 15.53 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 15.93 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 16.34 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 16.7 | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.52 | 11.5 | 13.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.3 | 13.45 | 15.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.32 | 15.93 | 16.7 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)
More health data for Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3701 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 133,525 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 170,974 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 245,204 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 108,425 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 524,603 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 220,104 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 111,679 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 19.39 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 10.31 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) was 16.7 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5 in 2000.
- How does Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) ranks 91st out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) 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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