Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa
(SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 11.29 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa is 11.29, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 11.29 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.35, in 2000.
That places (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa 135th 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_Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.35 | — |
| 2001 | 5.6 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 5.88 | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 6.15 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 6.43 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 6.72 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 6.98 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 7.24 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 7.45 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 7.68 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 7.88 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 8.06 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 8.27 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 8.46 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 8.68 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 8.91 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 9.17 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 9.46 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 9.78 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 10.11 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 10.5 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 10.91 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 11.29 | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.55 | 5.35 | 7.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.88 | 7.88 | 10.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9 | 10.5 | 11.29 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa
More health data for (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 48,480 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 29.84 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 11.4 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 12.18 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 3.74 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 9.56 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.9 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa was 11.29 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 11.29 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.35 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 135th 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_Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa 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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