Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 16.44 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
16.44
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
144th
of 193 countries
All-time high
16.44
in 2022
All-time low
5.72
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Côte d'Ivoire, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Côte d'Ivoire recorded 16.44 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 16.44 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.72, in 1990.
That places Côte d'Ivoire 144th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.72 | — |
| 1991 | 5.99 | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 6.27 | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 6.56 | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 6.87 | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 7.19 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 7.52 | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 7.86 | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 8.22 | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 8.58 | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 8.96 | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 9.35 | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 9.74 | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 10.13 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 10.51 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 10.88 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 11.22 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 11.55 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 11.84 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 12.11 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 12.36 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 12.6 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 12.83 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 13.08 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 13.34 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 13.63 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 13.95 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 14.31 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 14.69 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 15.09 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 15.52 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 15.97 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 16.44 | +2.9% |
Côte d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Côte d'Ivoire's 16.44 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.63, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Côte d'Ivoire's 16.44 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.8, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.08 | 5.72 | 8.58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.63 | 8.96 | 12.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.59 | 12.36 | 15.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.98 | 15.52 | 16.44 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Côte d'Ivoire was 16.44 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 16.44 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.72 in 1990.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 144th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire 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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