Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 5.63 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
5.63
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
192nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
5.63
in 2022
All-time low
1.59
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Ethiopia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 5.63 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 6.0% on the previous year and up 68.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Ethiopia peaked at 5.63 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.59, in 1990.
Ethiopia ranks 192nd of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.59 | — |
| 1991 | 1.63 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 1.66 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 1.7 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 1.75 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 1.8 | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 1.85 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 1.9 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.96 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 2.03 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 2.11 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 2.19 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 2.27 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 2.36 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 2.46 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 2.56 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 2.66 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 2.77 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 2.87 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 2.98 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 3.09 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 3.22 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 3.35 | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 3.5 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 3.66 | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 3.84 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 4.04 | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 4.26 | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 4.49 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 4.74 | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 5.01 | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 5.31 | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 5.63 | +6.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 5.63 is below the median for low income countries, which is 12.21, 46% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 5.63 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.8, 44% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.79 | 1.59 | 2.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.52 | 2.11 | 2.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.82 | 3.09 | 4.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.32 | 5.01 | 5.63 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 189 Tanzania, United Republic of 7.83 compare
- 190 Madagascar 7.25 compare
- 191 Burkina Faso 6.7 compare
- 193 Timor-Leste 3.73 compare
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Ethiopia?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Ethiopia was 5.63 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.63 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.59 in 1990.
- How does Ethiopia rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Ethiopia ranks 192nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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