Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_COMESA
(SDGRC) ECA_COMESA: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 15.73 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_COMESA, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_COMESA is 15.73, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_COMESA peaked at 15.73 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.56, in 2000.
(SDGRC) ECA_COMESA ranks 94th of 156 groups on this measure, 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_COMESA, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.56 | — |
| 2001 | 10.76 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 10.95 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 11.14 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 11.28 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 11.41 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 11.55 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 11.69 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 11.78 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 11.9 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 12.02 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 12.16 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 12.35 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 12.54 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 12.76 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 13.02 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 13.32 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 13.66 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 14.03 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 14.41 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 14.87 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 15.31 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 15.73 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3 | 10.56 | 11.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.03 | 12.02 | 14.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.3 | 14.87 | 15.73 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ECA_COMESA
More health data for (SDGRC) ECA_COMESA
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 23,734 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 34.63 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 16.09 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 12.43 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 6.13 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 8.23 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.85 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_COMESA?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_COMESA was 15.73 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_COMESA?
- The highest recorded value was 15.73 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_COMESA?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.56 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) ECA_COMESA rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- (SDGRC) ECA_COMESA ranks 94th 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_COMESA?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_COMESA 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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