Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Eastern Africa (African Union)
Eastern Africa (African Union): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 9.09 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Eastern Africa (African Union), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Eastern Africa (African Union) is 9.09, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Eastern Africa (African Union) peaked at 9.09 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.31, in 2000.
Eastern Africa (African Union) ranks 154th 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 Eastern Africa (African Union), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.31 | — |
| 2001 | 4.47 | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 4.63 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 4.8 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 4.98 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 5.12 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 5.32 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 5.49 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 5.64 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 5.8 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 5.95 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 6.13 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 6.34 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 6.5 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 6.72 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 6.92 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 7.16 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 7.45 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 7.72 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 8.02 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 8.36 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 8.74 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 9.09 | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.05 | 4.31 | 5.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.89 | 5.95 | 8.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.73 | 8.36 | 9.09 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa (African Union)
- 151 Sao Tome and Principe 14.82 compare
- 152 Equatorial Guinea 14.75 compare
- 153 Central African Republic 14.72 compare
- 154 Cambodia 14.58 compare
- 155 Sudan 14.33 compare
- 156 Namibia 13.94 compare
- 157 Benin 13.83 compare
More health data for Eastern Africa (African Union)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 16,377 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4757 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 99,009 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 78,391 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 177,529 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 44,051 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 299,971 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 122,571 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 78,520 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 8.69 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Eastern Africa (African Union)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Eastern Africa (African Union) was 9.09 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Eastern Africa (African Union)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.09 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Eastern Africa (African Union)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.31 in 2000.
- How does Eastern Africa (African Union) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Eastern Africa (African Union) ranks 154th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Eastern Africa (African Union)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa (African Union) 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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