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

(SDGRC) ECA_IGAD: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 9.47 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
9.47
Change on year
up 4.4%
Rank
149th
of 156 groups
All-time high
9.47
in 2022
All-time low
4.37
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

02468102000201120222000: 4.42001: 4.52002: 4.72003: 4.92004: 5.12005: 5.22006: 5.42007: 5.62008: 5.82009: 5.92010: 6.12011: 6.32012: 6.52013: 6.72014: 6.92015: 7.12016: 7.42017: 7.72018: 82019: 8.32020: 8.72021: 9.12022: 9.5

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

(SDGRC) ECA_IGAD recorded 9.47 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 4.4% on the previous year and up 46.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD peaked at 9.47 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.37, in 2000.

That places (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD 149th 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_IGAD, 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_IGAD, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 4.37
2001 4.55 +4.0%
2002 4.7 +3.4%
2003 4.89 +3.9%
2004 5.06 +3.6%
2005 5.22 +3.2%
2006 5.41 +3.6%
2007 5.61 +3.6%
2008 5.77 +2.9%
2009 5.92 +2.7%
2010 6.08 +2.7%
2011 6.25 +2.8%
2012 6.48 +3.7%
2013 6.67 +2.9%
2014 6.89 +3.3%
2015 7.11 +3.2%
2016 7.36 +3.5%
2017 7.68 +4.4%
2018 7.97 +3.7%
2019 8.28 +4.0%
2020 8.67 +4.7%
2021 9.07 +4.6%
2022 9.47 +4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.15 4.37 5.92 10
2010s 7.08 6.08 8.28 10
2020s 9.07 8.67 9.47 3

Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD

  1. 146 Mali 16.01 compare
  2. 147 Turkmenistan 15.76 compare
  3. 148 Botswana 15.69 compare
  4. 149 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 15.14 compare
  5. 150 Philippines 14.99 compare
  6. 151 Sao Tome and Principe 14.82 compare
  7. 152 Equatorial Guinea 14.75 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD?
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD was 9.47 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD?
The highest recorded value was 9.47 in 2022.
What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD?
The lowest recorded value was 4.37 in 2000.
How does (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
(SDGRC) ECA_IGAD ranks 149th 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_IGAD?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD 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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