Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) North Africa
(SDGRC) North Africa: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 31.03 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) North Africa, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
(SDGRC) North Africa recorded 31.03 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.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) North Africa peaked at 31.03 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.18, in 2000.
That places (SDGRC) North Africa 38th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 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) North Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.18 | — |
| 2001 | 22.71 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 23.2 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 23.67 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 24.09 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 24.45 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 24.81 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 25.15 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 25.38 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 25.65 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 25.93 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 26.24 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 26.57 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 26.9 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 27.26 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 27.66 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 28.06 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 28.5 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 29.01 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 29.52 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 30.04 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 30.55 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 31.03 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.13 | 22.18 | 25.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.57 | 25.93 | 29.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.54 | 30.04 | 31.03 | 3 |
Countries ranked near (SDGRC) North Africa
- 35 Grenada 37.68 compare
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- 37 Trinidad and Tobago 37.54 compare
- 38 Cuba 37.15 compare
- 39 Marshall Islands 36.99 compare
- 40 Saint Lucia 36.95 compare
- 41 Dominica 36.83 compare
More health data for (SDGRC) North Africa
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,441 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5035 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 40,661 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 19,372 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 70,196 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 13,165 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 102,733 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 42,700 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 29,535 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 31.51 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) North Africa?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) North Africa was 31.03 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 31.03 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.18 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) North Africa rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- (SDGRC) North Africa ranks 38th 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) North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) North 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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