Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Gambia
Gambia: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 12.6 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
12.6
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
163rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
12.6
in 2022
All-time low
3.66
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Gambia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 12.6 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.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Gambia peaked at 12.6 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.66, in 1990.
Gambia ranks 163rd 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.66 | — |
| 1991 | 3.82 | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 3.99 | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 4.17 | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 4.36 | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 4.56 | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 4.78 | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 5 | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 5.24 | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 5.49 | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 5.74 | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 6.01 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 6.29 | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 6.58 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 6.87 | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 7.15 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 7.44 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 7.71 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 7.98 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 8.22 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 8.46 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 8.69 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 8.93 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 9.18 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 9.45 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 9.75 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 10.08 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 10.43 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 10.82 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 11.23 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 11.67 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 12.12 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 12.6 | +4.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 12.6 is above the median for low income countries, which is 12.21, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 12.6 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.8, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.51 | 3.66 | 5.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7 | 5.74 | 8.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7 | 8.46 | 11.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.13 | 11.67 | 12.6 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 160 South Sudan 13.29 compare
- 161 Lesotho 13.17 compare
- 162 Cape Verde 13 compare
- 163 Angola 12.6 compare
- 165 Guinea-Bissau 12.53 compare
- 165 Guinea 12.53 compare
More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 700 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9696 % 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 0.0686 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9636 % 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 Gambia?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Gambia was 12.6 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.66 in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Gambia ranks 163rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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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