Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa
(SDGRC) Eastern Africa: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 9.82 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa stood at 9.82. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa peaked at 9.82 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.3, in 2000.
That places (SDGRC) Eastern Africa 148th 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 (SDGRC) Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.3 | — |
| 2001 | 4.45 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 4.64 | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 4.84 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 5.03 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 5.21 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 5.41 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 5.61 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 5.79 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 6 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 6.18 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 6.38 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 6.62 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 6.84 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 7.08 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 7.32 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 7.62 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 7.94 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 8.26 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 8.59 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 9 | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 9.42 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 9.82 | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.13 | 4.3 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.28 | 6.18 | 8.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.41 | 9 | 9.82 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) Eastern Africa
- 145 Japan 16.25 compare
- 146 Mali 16.01 compare
- 147 Turkmenistan 15.76 compare
- 148 Botswana 15.69 compare
- 149 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 15.14 compare
- 150 Philippines 14.99 compare
- 151 Sao Tome and Principe 14.82 compare
More health data for (SDGRC) Eastern Africa
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 21,707 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4061 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 106,470 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 103,982 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 202,350 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 63,352 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 369,684 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 159,232 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 95,880 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 7.28 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa was 9.82 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 9.82 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) Eastern Africa rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- (SDGRC) Eastern Africa ranks 148th 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) Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) Eastern 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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