Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Eritrea
Eritrea: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 10.69 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
10.69
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
174th
of 193 countries
All-time high
10.69
in 2022
All-time low
3.43
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Eritrea, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 10.69 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 4.0% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Eritrea peaked at 10.69 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.43, in 1990.
That places Eritrea 174th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.43 | — |
| 1991 | 3.55 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 3.67 | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 3.8 | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 3.94 | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 4.08 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 4.23 | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 4.39 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 4.55 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 4.73 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 4.91 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 5.1 | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 5.3 | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 5.51 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 5.73 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 5.94 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 6.15 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 6.36 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 6.57 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 6.78 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 7 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 7.23 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 7.46 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 7.7 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 7.96 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 8.23 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 8.53 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 8.84 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 9.17 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 9.52 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 9.89 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 10.28 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 10.69 | +4.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 10.69 is below the median for low income countries, which is 12.21, 88% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 10.69 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.8, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.04 | 3.43 | 4.73 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.83 | 4.91 | 6.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.16 | 7 | 9.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.29 | 9.89 | 10.69 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Eritrea?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Eritrea was 10.69 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 10.69 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.43 in 1990.
- How does Eritrea rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Eritrea ranks 174th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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