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

(SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 11.24 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
11.24
Change on year
up 3.3%
Rank
136th
of 156 groups
All-time high
11.24
in 2022
All-time low
5.47
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

02.557.5102000201120222000: 5.52001: 5.72002: 62003: 6.22004: 6.42005: 6.82006: 72007: 7.22008: 7.42009: 7.72010: 7.92011: 82012: 8.22013: 8.42014: 8.62015: 8.92016: 9.12017: 9.42018: 9.72019: 10.12020: 10.42021: 10.92022: 11.2

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

(SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS recorded 11.24 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.

The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS peaked at 11.24 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.47, in 2000.

(SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS ranks 136th of 156 groups on this measure, 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_ECOWAS, 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) ECA_ECOWAS, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 5.47
2001 5.71 +4.3%
2002 5.96 +4.4%
2003 6.2 +4.0%
2004 6.45 +4.0%
2005 6.75 +4.8%
2006 6.99 +3.4%
2007 7.23 +3.5%
2008 7.45 +2.9%
2009 7.68 +3.1%
2010 7.88 +2.7%
2011 8.03 +1.9%
2012 8.25 +2.7%
2013 8.41 +1.9%
2014 8.63 +2.6%
2015 8.87 +2.8%
2016 9.11 +2.8%
2017 9.39 +3.1%
2018 9.73 +3.6%
2019 10.08 +3.6%
2020 10.45 +3.6%
2021 10.88 +4.1%
2022 11.24 +3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.59 5.47 7.68 10
2010s 8.84 7.88 10.08 10
2020s 10.85 10.45 11.24 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS?
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS was 11.24 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS?
The highest recorded value was 11.24 in 2022.
What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS?
The lowest recorded value was 5.47 in 2000.
How does (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
(SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS ranks 136th 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_ECOWAS?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_ECOWAS 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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