Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 9.47 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is 9.47, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) peaked at 9.47 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.37, in 2000.
That places Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) 149th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.37 | — |
| 2001 | 4.55 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 4.7 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 4.89 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 5.06 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 5.22 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 5.41 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 5.61 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 5.77 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 5.92 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 6.08 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 6.25 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 6.48 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 6.67 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 6.89 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 7.11 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 7.36 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 7.68 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 7.97 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 8.28 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 8.67 | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 9.07 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 9.47 | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.15 | 4.37 | 5.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.08 | 6.08 | 8.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.07 | 8.67 | 9.47 | 3 |
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More health data for Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4752 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 83,439 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 51,679 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 147,567 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 31,708 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 230,954 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 95,836 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 64,128 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 8.42 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 11.37 (2022)
All data for Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) was 9.47 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.47 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.37 in 2000.
- How does Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) ranks 149th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) 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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