Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
(SDGRC) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 14.27 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in (SDGRC) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa is 14.27, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa peaked at 14.27 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.78, in 2000.
That places (SDGRC) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa 100th out of 156 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
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) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.78 | — |
| 2001 | 9.03 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 9.3 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 9.55 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 9.8 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 10.03 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 10.25 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 10.45 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 10.6 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 10.78 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 10.93 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 11.07 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 11.24 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 11.41 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 11.61 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 11.83 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 12.09 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 12.39 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 12.72 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 13.07 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 13.47 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 13.88 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 14.27 | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.86 | 8.78 | 10.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.83 | 10.93 | 13.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.87 | 13.47 | 14.27 | 3 |
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More health data for (SDGRC) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 52,019 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3905 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 290,076 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 307,417 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 535,569 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 197,072 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 1.04 million (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 442,565 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 245,493 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 15.51 (2022)
All data for (SDGRC) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in (SDGRC) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa was 14.27 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 14.27 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in (SDGRC) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.78 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- (SDGRC) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa ranks 100th 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) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) United Nations Economic Commission for 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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