Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in East African Community (EAC)
East African Community (EAC): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 11.55 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in East African Community (EAC), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
East African Community (EAC) recorded 11.55 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 3.8% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in East African Community (EAC) peaked at 11.55 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.25, in 2000.
East African Community (EAC) ranks 130th 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 East African Community (EAC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.25 | — |
| 2001 | 5.43 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 5.67 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 5.92 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 6.16 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 6.38 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 6.63 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 6.88 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 7.1 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 7.35 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 7.57 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 7.81 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 8.05 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 8.33 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 8.57 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 8.84 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 9.17 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 9.5 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 9.85 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 10.22 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 10.65 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 11.13 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 11.55 | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.28 | 5.25 | 7.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.79 | 7.57 | 10.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.11 | 10.65 | 11.55 | 3 |
Countries ranked near East African Community (EAC)
More health data for East African Community (EAC)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 15,736 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3683 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 69,698 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 71,052 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 133,088 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 43,300 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 247,440 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 106,690 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 63,390 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 9.12 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in East African Community (EAC)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in East African Community (EAC) was 11.55 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in East African Community (EAC)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.55 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in East African Community (EAC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.25 in 2000.
- How does East African Community (EAC) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- East African Community (EAC) ranks 130th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in East African Community (EAC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East African Community (EAC) 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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