Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_EAC
(SDGRC) ECA_EAC: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 11.55 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_EAC, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_EAC stood at 11.55. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_EAC peaked at 11.55 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.25, in 2000.
That places (SDGRC) ECA_EAC 130th 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) ECA_EAC, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.25 | — |
| 2001 | 5.43 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 5.67 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 5.92 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 6.16 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 6.38 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 6.63 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 6.88 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 7.1 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 7.35 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 7.57 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 7.81 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 8.05 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 8.33 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 8.57 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 8.84 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 9.17 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 9.5 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 9.85 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 10.22 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 10.65 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 11.13 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 11.55 | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.28 | 5.25 | 7.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.79 | 7.57 | 10.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.11 | 10.65 | 11.55 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ECA_EAC
More health data for (SDGRC) ECA_EAC
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 14,706 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 26.37 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 9.12 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 12 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 3.46 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 7.2 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 11.31 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_EAC?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_EAC was 11.55 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_EAC?
- The highest recorded value was 11.55 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_EAC?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.25 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) ECA_EAC rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- (SDGRC) ECA_EAC ranks 130th 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_EAC?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_EAC 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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