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
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD, 2000–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 146 Mali 16.01 compare
- 147 Turkmenistan 15.76 compare
- 148 Botswana 15.69 compare
- 149 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 15.14 compare
- 150 Philippines 14.99 compare
- 151 Sao Tome and Principe 14.82 compare
- 152 Equatorial Guinea 14.75 compare
More health data for (SDGRC) ECA_IGAD
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 10,616 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 23.22 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 8.42 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 18.32 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 3.32 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 11.37 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 14.59 (2020)
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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