Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_African Union Commission
(SDGRC) ECA_African Union Commission: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 14.27 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_African Union Commission, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_African Union Commission stood at 14.27. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_African Union Commission peaked at 14.27 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.78, in 2000.
That places (SDGRC) ECA_African Union Commission 100th 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) ECA_African Union Commission, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.78 | — |
| 2001 | 9.03 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 9.3 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 9.55 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 9.8 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 10.03 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 10.25 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 10.45 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 10.6 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 10.78 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 10.93 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 11.07 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 11.24 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 11.41 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 11.61 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 11.83 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 12.09 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 12.39 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 12.72 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 13.07 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 13.47 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 13.88 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 14.27 | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.86 | 8.78 | 10.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.83 | 10.93 | 13.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.87 | 13.47 | 14.27 | 3 |
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More health data for (SDGRC) ECA_African Union Commission
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 52,027 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 36.19 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 15.51 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 10.56 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 5.27 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 8.85 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.89 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_African Union Commission?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_African Union Commission was 14.27 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_African Union Commission?
- The highest recorded value was 14.27 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_African Union Commission?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.78 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) ECA_African Union Commission rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- (SDGRC) ECA_African Union Commission ranks 100th 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) ECA_African Union Commission?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_African Union Commission 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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