Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Northern Africa (African Union)
Northern Africa (African Union): Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 35.49 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Northern Africa (African Union), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Northern Africa (African Union) recorded 35.49 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Northern Africa (African Union) peaked at 35.49 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.58, in 2000.
That places Northern Africa (African Union) 27th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 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 Northern Africa (African Union), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.58 | — |
| 2001 | 26.2 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 26.8 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 27.36 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 27.87 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 28.31 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 28.76 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 29.17 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 29.46 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 29.79 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 30.12 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 30.46 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 30.83 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 31.23 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 31.65 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 32.08 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 32.52 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 32.97 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 33.52 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 34 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 34.52 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 35.01 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 35.49 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.93 | 25.58 | 29.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.94 | 30.12 | 34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.01 | 34.52 | 35.49 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa (African Union)
More health data for Northern Africa (African Union)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 3,548 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.6308 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 13,965 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 7,736 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 26,601 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 7,244 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 41,581 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 19,880 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 12,636 (2024)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 65.07 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Northern Africa (African Union)?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Northern Africa (African Union) was 35.49 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Northern Africa (African Union)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.49 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Northern Africa (African Union)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.58 in 2000.
- How does Northern Africa (African Union) rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Northern Africa (African Union) ranks 27th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Northern Africa (African Union)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern 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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