Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) Central Africa

(SDGRC) Central Africa: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 14.12 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
14.12
Change on year
up 3.5%
Rank
105th
of 156 groups
All-time high
14.12
in 2022
All-time low
7.29
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) Central Africa, 2000–2022

0510152000201120222000: 7.32001: 7.62002: 7.92003: 8.22004: 8.52005: 8.82006: 9.12007: 9.42008: 9.62009: 9.92010: 10.12011: 10.32012: 10.62013: 10.82014: 112015: 11.32016: 11.72017: 122018: 12.42019: 12.82020: 13.22021: 13.62022: 14.1

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

(SDGRC) Central Africa recorded 14.12 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.

That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) Central Africa peaked at 14.12 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.29, in 2000.

That places (SDGRC) Central Africa 105th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 (SDGRC) Central Africa, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) in (SDGRC) Central Africa, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 7.29
2001 7.6 +4.3%
2002 7.94 +4.5%
2003 8.2 +3.2%
2004 8.52 +3.9%
2005 8.81 +3.3%
2006 9.12 +3.5%
2007 9.39 +3.0%
2008 9.61 +2.3%
2009 9.9 +3.0%
2010 10.09 +2.0%
2011 10.3 +2.1%
2012 10.55 +2.5%
2013 10.78 +2.2%
2014 11.04 +2.4%
2015 11.34 +2.8%
2016 11.65 +2.7%
2017 12.03 +3.2%
2018 12.4 +3.1%
2019 12.78 +3.0%
2020 13.23 +3.6%
2021 13.64 +3.1%
2022 14.12 +3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.64 7.29 9.9 10
2010s 11.3 10.09 12.78 10
2020s 13.66 13.23 14.12 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) Central Africa?
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) Central Africa was 14.12 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) Central Africa?
The highest recorded value was 14.12 in 2022.
What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) Central Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 7.29 in 2000.
How does (SDGRC) Central Africa rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
(SDGRC) Central Africa ranks 105th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in (SDGRC) Central Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this (SDGRC) Central Africa 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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Indicator
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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